to start with
Example Sentences
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"He grew up being a massive United fan, which helped to start with but it was also being successful at Chelsea, knowing what it takes to win trophies with different styles, different managers and different types of players."
From BBC
“The fever’s taken hold. If only she’d been stronger to start with,” I heard him say.
From Literature
He decided to start with "taming."
From Literature
The cemetery plans to start with around 18 composting vessels from Berlin-based startup, Meine Erde—translation, My Earth.
To start with the familiar: The example I drove at the media event near San Diego last week felt impressively solid and soundly made, with door slams resonating with Honda’s trademark timbre.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
