start-up

Example Sentences

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So start up your Oscar pools and read on for final Oscar predictions.

From Los Angeles Times

Shortly afterwards, mobile phones beeped in unison as a missile alert came in and the wail of sirens started up.

From Barron's

The lights showed how candidates for an office start up a campaign, how they raise money, how they get nominated, and how elections are done.

From Literature

“If it’s just Hormuz and the conflict ends, shipping starts up again. Long‑term damage to fixed infrastructure is another thing. It’s very bearish,” McNally says.

From Barron's

The laptop, he sang, has been infected with so many nasty viruses it sounds like a lawnmower starting up.

From Los Angeles Times