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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For Bob Work, the big red flag came with reports that Iran appeared to have damaged two half-billion-dollar radar installations at the outset of the US-Israeli strikes on Iran.
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Ben Smith, semafor.com, 23 Mar. 2026
The Islamic Republic had declared from the outset that Israel was the lesser Satan and the United States the greater.
—Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 23 Mar. 2026
Following consecutive games without a single trip to the free-throw line at the outset of the road trip, Ball has had at least four appearances at the line in two of his last three games.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 18 Mar. 2026
In southwest Colorado, the 1,800-acre Durango Mesa Park is being developed as one of the largest bike parks in the country, with adaptive trails incorporated from the outset.
—Tim Neville, Outside, 18 Mar. 2026
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Ben Smith, semafor.com, 23 Mar. 2026
The Islamic Republic had declared from the outset that Israel was the lesser Satan and the United States the greater.
—Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 23 Mar. 2026
Following consecutive games without a single trip to the free-throw line at the outset of the road trip, Ball has had at least four appearances at the line in two of his last three games.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 18 Mar. 2026
In southwest Colorado, the 1,800-acre Durango Mesa Park is being developed as one of the largest bike parks in the country, with adaptive trails incorporated from the outset.
—Tim Neville, Outside, 18 Mar. 2026
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“Outset.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outset. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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outset
noun
out·set
ˈau̇t-ˌset 
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