starting line

Example Sentences

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Shuttle buses will be available from Belfast City Hall and Lanyon Place Station to the starting line from 07:00 BST and 07:30 BST respectively.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

"We are now standing on the starting line of our gigantic struggle for another year, aimed at transforming the regions," Kim said.

From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026

But the majority of residents are nowhere near the finish line, Pascoe said, and some aren’t even at the starting line.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2025

I felt totally spent—and I hadn’t even made it to the starting line yet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

Even then we crossed the starting line before we were supposed to and had to come back.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell