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
Last year at the state meet, Trepagnier was so nervous that she threw up seven times in the time she walked from the staging areas to the starting blocks.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2023
Still, despite Hayden and Brandon Tanev throwing some first-period weight around, the sluggish game had trouble getting out of its starting blocks.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 16, 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
Ben’s shoulder hurt until the bell rang at three o’clock releasing the students like a pistol at the starting blocks.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
