to start with
Example Sentences
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Patients used to start with a weak oral drug, fail it and then escalate to an injectable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
“We really wanted to start with baby steps to get people used to outside and then go into letting your kids take the lead and learn from them.”
From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026
I tend to start with the protein and work outward: If two chicken breasts comfortably feed your two-person household, chop and freeze two with the scallions and ginger.
From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2026
I need to be wealthy,’ or ‘I need to start with $5,000 or $10,000’ ” to invest, said Matt Gellene, head of specialized consumer client solutions at Bank of America.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
His face was fixed in her mind: haunted to start with, just to be returning to this place of his torment.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
