starting blocks
Example Sentences
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It is not the sprint finish to the finish line, but the sprint finish to the starting blocks.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2024
Washington state has taken a big step in the right direction, but we’ve only just left the starting blocks.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 5, 2023
Whenever he steps into the starting blocks this spring, people will pay attention.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2023
"Without a prima facie right, the respondents never got out of the starting blocks," part of the judgement read.
From Reuters ● Nov. 9, 2022
From their starting blocks to their jumping standards to their landing systems and cages and hurdles and bleachers, their equipment totally puts Liberty High to shame.
From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen
