from the word go
Example Sentences
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"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."
From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026
She didn’t consider herself a singer, and she said that from the word go, but I was like, it doesn’t matter.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 2023
"The judge was biased against us from the word go and threw caution to the wind by conducting a sham trial," he wrote on Twitter.
From Reuters • Jul. 28, 2022
The Tomorrow War needs a little explaining from the word go.
From Slate • Jul. 2, 2021
I thought it was obvious from the word go.
From "Twelve Angry Men" by Reginald Rose
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