running start

Example Sentences

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“Shazam! Fury of the Gods,” a sequel that trips over its desperation to amuse, needs the running start over “The Flash.”

From New York Times

That one, though, came with a running start, which the league then outlawed the following offseason.

From Seattle Times

In the budget class, it can afford to stand still for another year just because it got such a good running start.

From The Verge

But what may have looked to Prieto like a running start soon became a slow walk.

From Seattle Times

Taylor has the second-longest leap all time in an event where an athlete attempts to soar as far as possible by performing a hop, step, and then a jump from a running start.

From Seattle Times