make a start
Example Sentences
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It still suggests sales picked up and hints at a solid start to a key period for retailers, covering Black Friday sales as consumers make a start on holiday shopping.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025
Yamamoto has yet to make a start on less than five-days’ rest.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2024
The aim was to make a start, said Ollivier, a 78-year-old Frenchman who brought opposing sides together in high-stakes negotiations in the late 1980s that helped end apartheid in South Africa.
From Washington Times • May 21, 2023
Servais knows that there will be a need for someone other than the projected rotation of Luis Castillo, Robbie Ray, Logan Gilbert, Gonzales and George Kirby to make a start during the 2023 season.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 9, 2023
One Saturday afternoon when Timmy was in bed with 'flu, I decided to make a start on the roof all by myself.
From "The Witches" by Roald Dahl
