- plural of beginning.
beginnings
Example Sentences
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According to Nozell, the singer — who rose from humble beginnings in Tennessee’s Great Smoky Mountains into an internationally beloved rhinestones-studded star, evocative storyteller and thoughtful philanthropist — would not have wanted a traditional memorial.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
Barcelona thanked Jorge "for his commitment to our club, for entrusting us with the beginnings and the most glorious years of his son Leo's football career".
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
As winter gave way to spring, I tracked the almost hourly change in blossoming trees beyond the fences, grateful to see the physical manifestation of new beginnings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
A study published in Nature now offers a possible explanation for how caregiving emerged from those distant, nonparental beginnings.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026
On its first pages were the beginnings of a comic, the pages divided into squares and rectangles.
From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake
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