start off
Example Sentences
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I’ll start off by saying it’s not you, it’s me.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
"They all start off with similar stories," she said.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
"It doesn't require the use of a lot of expensive equipment, you don't necessarily need to have any equipment to start off with," she said.
From BBC • May 9, 2026
For many of the tracks on “Halo,” Day would start off with a producing collaborator and finish on her own: “They’ll usually send me home with the Ableton file, then I get to freak it.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
“Let me start off by asking what your reaction is to the events of the last twenty-four hours. Were you surprised to see those names appear on Halliday’s Scoreboard?”
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
