starters

Example Sentences

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The other three teams have starters they can build around for years to come.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

For starters, some 30,000 jobs were subtracted from the February employment report because of nurses’ strikes.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

For starters, the law allows members of the board to remain in place until their successor is confirmed by the Senate and ready to take over.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

Instead, most of the players left behind were not starters, and needed more individual work, or what I call 'entertaining' sessions.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

The book is about the Michigan basketball team led by Chris Webber, Jalen Rose, and Juwan Howard, a team with five freshman starters who made it all the way to the national championship game.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore