opening gun
Example Sentences
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Mussmon, a Liberty-bound senior, was impressive on his future home track, taking the lead from the opening gun.
From Washington Post • Mar. 1, 2022
There was nothing muffled about the opening gun of the "Salute to France."
From Time Magazine Archive
Edward Stephen Harkness, Manhattan financier, whose family has given millions to Yale, fired the opening gun of the Taft campaign with a gift of $500,000.*
From Time Magazine Archive
Vim's Matthews, at 24 the youngest of the skippers, is unsurpassed at beating the competition to the starting line by precious seconds, in last week's trial series trailed only once at the opening gun.
From Time Magazine Archive
How follow up the opening gun which he had fired at the expense of Gloster and the three miners?
From Gunman's Reckoning by Brand, Max
