: the very beginning
—used in the phrase from the get-go
didn't like me from the get-go
Examples of get-go in a Sentence
from the get-go, their relationship was tumultuous and doomed to fail
Recent Examples on the Web
Christina Haack's divorce from her husband of two years, Josh Hall, was acrimonious from the get-go.
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Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
Canadiens fans in attendance on Friday were quick to shower the 25-year-old player with love from the get-go.
—ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
There was just a severe lack of originality that doomed Zero from the get-go.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 22 Apr. 2026
As a Plano native who has been able to stay home while chasing his kicking dream, staying with the Cowboys was the goal from the get-go.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Apr. 2026
Unlike in Austin, where commercial rides initially had a human supervisor behind the wheel, rides in Dallas and Houston are completely unsupervised from the get-go.
—Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 20 Apr. 2026
An inmate’s seemingly clever plan to escape jail via the visitation room ceiling – after meeting with his attorney – proved to be botched from get-go, according to investigators in North Carolina.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 24 Mar. 2026
One argument is that this is a preposterous proposition at the get-go.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
Holland was respected from almost the get-go.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 17 Dec. 2025
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Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
Canadiens fans in attendance on Friday were quick to shower the 25-year-old player with love from the get-go.
—ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
There was just a severe lack of originality that doomed Zero from the get-go.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 22 Apr. 2026
As a Plano native who has been able to stay home while chasing his kicking dream, staying with the Cowboys was the goal from the get-go.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Apr. 2026
Unlike in Austin, where commercial rides initially had a human supervisor behind the wheel, rides in Dallas and Houston are completely unsupervised from the get-go.
—Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 20 Apr. 2026
An inmate’s seemingly clever plan to escape jail via the visitation room ceiling – after meeting with his attorney – proved to be botched from get-go, according to investigators in North Carolina.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 24 Mar. 2026
One argument is that this is a preposterous proposition at the get-go.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
Holland was respected from almost the get-go.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 17 Dec. 2025
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“Get-go.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get-go. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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