commenced
Example Sentences
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This July, the company commenced eviction proceedings against Mr Chesworth and his wife.
From BBC
Shortly before filming on that project commenced, he remembers, he had lunch with Isabelle Huppert, who had just seen Reinsve onstage in Oslo and raved about “this one young actor in the purple dress.”
From Los Angeles Times
The Rose Bowl Operating Co. and the City of Pasadena have commenced a legal battle with hopes of forcing the team to stay.
From Los Angeles Times
As soon as the drumbeat-sound behind the opening titles appeared, and the first black-and-white frames commenced the plot, I was transported back to a place I hadn’t anticipated visiting.
First of all, the stock prices of both companies have rebounded to where they were before trade hostilities commenced.
From MarketWatch
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
