Examples of outset in a Sentence
There have been problems with the project from the outset.
From its very outset, the company has produced the highest quality products.
He made it clear at the outset that he is not going to quit his job.
She set high goals for herself at the outset of her career.
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The central issue in Learning Resources--the authority of presidents to usurp congressional powers--would have never arisen, there would have been no court ruling or case to now discuss, if Republicans in Congress had defended their legislative authority from the outset.
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Bradley Gitz, Arkansas Online, 2 Mar. 2026
The war is already disgraced by a monumental tragedy at the outset.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 2 Mar. 2026
At the outset of any escalation in geopolitical conflict, the humanitarian cost of military action will be the first question for many.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2026
But taxing the rich, even those with considerable wealth, in the past has proved both attractive, at least at the outset, and complicated, at least politically.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026
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Bradley Gitz, Arkansas Online, 2 Mar. 2026
The war is already disgraced by a monumental tragedy at the outset.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 2 Mar. 2026
At the outset of any escalation in geopolitical conflict, the humanitarian cost of military action will be the first question for many.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2026
But taxing the rich, even those with considerable wealth, in the past has proved both attractive, at least at the outset, and complicated, at least politically.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for outset
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“Outset.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outset. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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outset
noun
out·set
ˈau̇t-ˌset 
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