starting blocks

Example Sentences

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Besides the small step on the road to recovery that was the Scottish Premiership win at Livingston at the weekend, Rangers haven't managed to lose sight of the starting blocks.

From BBC • Oct. 2, 2025

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

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

Britain and the euro zone out of the starting blocks already.

From Reuters • Feb. 5, 2023

Most embarrassing, but probably effective at giving us an advantage, were our starting blocks.

From "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" by emily m. danforth