give a start

idiom

: to move suddenly and quickly from surprise or fright : to jump
She gave a start when he tapped her on the shoulder.

Examples of give a start in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Amazon originally had said this program would end, but didn’t give a start date. Ben Kesslen, Quartz, 25 Sep. 2024 His low-budget projects helped give a start to future legends of the film industry such as Jack Nicholson, Martin Scorsese, Ron Howard and Francis Ford Coppola. Need a break? Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 13 May 2024 Few young people: half-dead to give a start. Mckenzie Sadeghi, USA TODAY, 14 May 2020

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“Give a start.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/give%20a%20start. Accessed 14 Oct. 2024.

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