starting blocks
Example Sentences
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Workers crouch on starting blocks to sprint for a snack during their 30-second lunch break; characters switch actors in the middle of a take, pretending that the swap is merely a disguise.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026
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
"Without a prima facie right, the respondents never got out of the starting blocks," part of the judgement read.
From Reuters ● Nov. 9, 2022
Most embarrassing, but probably effective at giving us an advantage, were our starting blocks.
From "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" by emily m. danforth
