in the beginning
idiom
: at the start
The company was very small in the beginning, but it eventually became a giant corporation.
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Started to get ahead of hitters, kind of struggled doing that in the beginning and first three innings.
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Kansas City Star, 2 Aug. 2025
Others born in the beginning days of Leo season, which began on July 22, also experienced their solar return, like Jennifer Lopez, Sandra Bullock, Maya Rudolph and Daniel Radcliffe, to name a few.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 29 July 2025
While the lack of physicality allowed by not wearing pads in the beginning of camp doesn’t allow for a full evaluation, there have still been some early standouts in the first week in Southern California.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 July 2025
All of the psychological tension attempted in the beginning makes way for a climactic bloodbath worthy of Freddy Krueger, robbing the film of a satisfying conclusion.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 25 July 2025
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Kansas City Star, 2 Aug. 2025
Others born in the beginning days of Leo season, which began on July 22, also experienced their solar return, like Jennifer Lopez, Sandra Bullock, Maya Rudolph and Daniel Radcliffe, to name a few.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 29 July 2025
While the lack of physicality allowed by not wearing pads in the beginning of camp doesn’t allow for a full evaluation, there have still been some early standouts in the first week in Southern California.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 July 2025
All of the psychological tension attempted in the beginning makes way for a climactic bloodbath worthy of Freddy Krueger, robbing the film of a satisfying conclusion.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 25 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for in the beginning
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