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 laboratory utilized by the Pima County Sheriff’s Department and the FBI Laboratory in Quantico have worked in close partnership from the outset and continue to collaborate in the analysis of evidence.
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Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 6 May 2026
Among them were deals at the outset of major shifts in sports investing.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Variety, 5 May 2026
The meaning of the Declaration was not entirely clear at the outset, even to those who wrote or signed it.
—Jelani Cobb, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Republican gubernatorial candidate Mike Minogue asked at the outset of his speech to the MassGOP convention late last month.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 4 May 2026
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Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 6 May 2026
Among them were deals at the outset of major shifts in sports investing.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Variety, 5 May 2026
The meaning of the Declaration was not entirely clear at the outset, even to those who wrote or signed it.
—Jelani Cobb, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Republican gubernatorial candidate Mike Minogue asked at the outset of his speech to the MassGOP convention late last month.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 4 May 2026
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“Outset.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outset. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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outset
noun
out·set
ˈau̇t-ˌset 
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