starting blocks
Example Sentences
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Every eye in the stadium was fixed on Wilson as he knelt in the starting blocks awaiting the start of the 400 meters.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026
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
"Without a prima facie right, the respondents never got out of the starting blocks," part of the judgement read.
From Reuters • Nov. 9, 2022
He also had starting blocks, which are big and metal and heavy, shoved in there.
From "Ghost" by Jason Reynolds
