get started

Example Sentences

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Google’s biggest advantage here may be that it already has access to emails, files and other documents—things you need to get started, and things you might not want to copy over to other platforms.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

So if you’re also struggling to get started, consider teaming up with a partner, friend or family member so that you don’t have to face it alone.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

“The extreme wildfires we’ve been seeing really didn’t get started until 2016,” said Ghilarducci, who is now chief executive of Emergent Global Solutions, a crisis management consulting firm.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

This is all about business, and it’s unlikely they will listen to anyone who doesn’t have a financial stake in the country’s future and there are plenty of people anxious to get started.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

If I had pos-i-tive-ly decided to be a writer and at that moment had picked up a pencil to get started, I’d of put it down.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns