starting blocks

Example Sentences

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Besides the small step on the road to recovery that was the Scottish Premiership win at Livingston at the weekend, Rangers haven't managed to lose sight of the starting blocks.

From BBC • Oct. 2, 2025

For me, the characters are all at the starting blocks, but the gun to start the race hasn’t fired yet.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2025

Washington state has taken a big step in the right direction, but we’ve only just left the starting blocks.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 5, 2023

Britain and the euro zone out of the starting blocks already.

From Reuters • Feb. 5, 2023

From their starting blocks to their jumping standards to their landing systems and cages and hurdles and bleachers, their equipment totally puts Liberty High to shame.

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen