start off
Example Sentences
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"We're going to start off slower and then increase our rates," Boland-Masterson said, describing the work ahead on the site's first 737 MAX 10 fuselage that was just beginning to be assembled.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
Within the niche category of meditation memoir, I’ve always appreciated narratives by dyspeptic Type As, the kind of meditators who start off by sitting in silent judgment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
"We're not going in there with a big stick to start off with, what's fair is that there's a conversation, that conversation leads to action, and the parents buy into that action," he said.
From BBC ● May 7, 2026
Jerald Cooper: To start off, tell us where we are right now.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2026
That decided, we arise and I start off.
From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
