from the word go
Example Sentences
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“It was planned right from the word go.”
"It's very easy to feel some element of shame and keep it to yourself. But right from the word go, I was determined I wasn't going to do that."
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She was suspicious from the word go.
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"He had a style where he was going to really make a name for himself right from the word go. I don't know him very well, but he doesn't seem someone who worries too much about what others have to say."
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"I thought we really let ourselves go and attacked the game straight from the word go," said Farrell.
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