Definition of outset
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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.
Recent Examples of outset from the Web
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From the outset, McConnell faced a formidable challenge in bridging the gap between moderate and conservative members of his caucus.
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His motivations are clear and brutal from the outset: He's been driven half-mad by the death of his son and the decimation of the human race.
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Even if such conditions weren’t imposed at the outset, a future administration might require participating schools to abide by as-yet unwritten requirements.
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This, from the outset, was his preferred way of handling things, asking in his first reply to set up a call.
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But a police investigation found that Walker-Curry's scheme had a glaring problem from the outset.
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From the outset, Patterson lived up to his pre-race billing.
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Company officials have denied the allegations from the outset.
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Company officials have denied the allegations from the outset.
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: the start or beginning of something
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