the start

noun

: the place where a race begins

The runners lined up at the start.

Examples of the start in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Those increases reflect property values as calculated at the start of 2024 for the county’s 34 municipalities as well as unincorporated Miami-Dade, according to the report, which was released late last week. —

Rebecca San Juan, Miami Herald, 5 June 2024 The video game retailer saw its shares surge from just over $10 at the start of May to an intraday peak of $64.83 by May 14 after Keith Gill—the trader, and de facto meme-stock leader, who goes by Roaring Kitty—referenced the company in social media posts, leading retail investors to pile in. —

Bywill Daniel, Fortune, 5 June 2024 The men provided blood and urine samples at the start of the study, and researchers followed up with them every six months for an average of three to five years. —

Brian Mastroianni, Health, 5 June 2024 Falling on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese lunar calendar, the Dragon Boat Festival (known in Chinese as duanwu jie) is usually celebrated at the start of summer. —

Michelle Tchea, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for the start

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