start over

verb

started over; starting over; starts over

chiefly US

1

: to begin doing something again

I'm sorry, but you'll have to start over (again).

She saw her divorce as an opportunity to start (her life) over.

2

: to begin to happen again

In the spring, the eggs hatch, and the cycle starts (all) over (again).

Examples of start over in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The costs of starting over Even with roots to work from, however, the arithmetic of recovery is sobering. — Ghada Abdulfattah, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Oct. 2026

Bobbi Brown, makeup artist and founder of Jones Road Beauty, then took to the main stage to talk about starting over and aging with power. — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 29 Sep. 2026

Each new expansion is designed to zip in to the Pah-Pah base trailer tent, allowing owners to grow their camp without having to start over with a new trailer. — New Atlas, 29 Sep. 2026

If the bill doesn’t get through the House before a new Congress takes over in January, the full process would have to start over from the beginning. — Pj Green september 29, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for start over

• carryover
• changeover
• crossover
• cutover
• flashover
• hangover
• holdover
• layover
• leftover
• makeover
• moreover
• passover