commencing
Example Sentences
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One kid kicked a football, commencing a mad scramble as a group of friends converged on the object of their delight.
From Los Angeles Times
The threat came, he wrote, from men who “have begun their careers by paying an obsequious court to the people; commencing demagogues and ending tyrants.”
From Washington Post
While growing up in San Francisco, he and his music-loving dad would often go to clubs to see Cole perform, an experience that continued as Mathis was commencing his own artistic journey.
From Los Angeles Times
After commencing in January, vaccination efforts took a hit after India stopped supplying AstraZeneca to cater to rising cases at home.
From Seattle Times
Ties will be held in the week commencing Monday, 23 August.
From BBC
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