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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Paul’s game-plan was obvious from the outset and was certainly a smart one.
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Ben Church, CNN Money, 20 Dec. 2025
In this new corner of online gaming, the question is potentially being punted at the outset by some market leaders in favor of a faster launch.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 19 Dec. 2025
Interest rates have dropped significantly 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.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 18 Dec. 2025
At the outset of the Cuban missile crisis of October 1962, McNamara shocked colleagues by asserting that the deployment of Soviet missiles in Cuba did not appreciably shift the nuclear balance.
—Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
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Ben Church, CNN Money, 20 Dec. 2025
In this new corner of online gaming, the question is potentially being punted at the outset by some market leaders in favor of a faster launch.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 19 Dec. 2025
Interest rates have dropped significantly 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.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 18 Dec. 2025
At the outset of the Cuban missile crisis of October 1962, McNamara shocked colleagues by asserting that the deployment of Soviet missiles in Cuba did not appreciably shift the nuclear balance.
—Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
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“Outset.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outset. Accessed 22 Dec. 2025.
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outset
noun
out·set
ˈau̇t-ˌset 
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