at the start
Example Sentences
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She said: "They were telling the truth and they were slandered. There were too many lies at the start, so I'm glad it's all come out."
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
The London-listed group booked a surge to nearly $2 billion in adjusted earnings in the division housing its oil-trading business at the start of this year.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Like many other Ediacaran organisms, they vanished from the fossil record at the start of the Cambrian period roughly 540 million years ago.
From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026
England superfan Shang Jianxing, who bought a Portugal pet carrier for a friend, believes China's football culture is at the start of becoming a way of life.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
He blinked once more, then crossed his legs, one over the other as if at the start of a curtsey, then turned back into the trees.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
