flying start

Example Sentences

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Given their flying start to the season, do you think it's too early to say the title is Mercedes' to lose, or have they simply adapted to the new regulations better than everyone else?

From BBC • May 26, 2026

After Canada won the toss and elected to field, Quinton de Kock and captain Aiden Markram got South Africa off to a flying start, putting on an opening stand of 70 in 6.5 overs.

From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026

Nicola Davies, the Children's Laureate for Wales, said reading to very young children gave them a "flying start".

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026

New Zealand got off to a flying start racing to 69 off 7.1 overs before Tim Robinson departed for a hard-hit 45, having smacked five fours and three sixes.

From Barron's • Nov. 13, 2025

He backed up so he could get a flying start and then we whooped across the bridge, our wheels clattering across the loose boards, space gaping below.

From "Homesick" by Jean Fritz