start something

Example Sentences

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“If you start something with an email and then you want to upgrade it into more real-time interaction between a group — or even for a project — you’re able to do that and you can keep the context. Then you can all seamlessly upgrade into a meeting at the same time.”

From The Verge

A relationship ends, you start something new but it doesn't have that same spark.

From BBC

He had signed on after Harvey Korman left the cast and, from the start, something just wasn’t right.

From Washington Post

“If they’re going to start something, we’re going to approach it the same way we’ve always done. We’re going to protect ourselves, our teammates, as we would do in any given situation.”

From Washington Times

“When you’re 50 years old, to start something new is troublesome,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times