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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That figure marks a significant drop from a recent peak attained in 2023, but borrowing costs remain well above a 0% rate established at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Max Zahn, ABC News, 2 Jan. 2026
That had Detroit bulk of Jalen Duren and Isaiah Stewart matched at the outset against the Heat’s length of Ware and Adebayo.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2026
Gottlieb was born in Poland in 1939, around the time the Nazis invaded the country at the outset of World War II.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 30 Dec. 2025
The $294 a month that residential customers paid at the outset of 2024 was 22% higher than the $241 a month PG&E ratepayers had to cough up in January 2023.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2025
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Max Zahn, ABC News, 2 Jan. 2026
That had Detroit bulk of Jalen Duren and Isaiah Stewart matched at the outset against the Heat’s length of Ware and Adebayo.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2026
Gottlieb was born in Poland in 1939, around the time the Nazis invaded the country at the outset of World War II.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 30 Dec. 2025
The $294 a month that residential customers paid at the outset of 2024 was 22% higher than the $241 a month PG&E ratepayers had to cough up in January 2023.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2025
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“Outset.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outset. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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outset
noun
out·set
ˈau̇t-ˌset 
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