the start

noun

: the place where a race begins

The runners lined up at the start.

Examples of the start in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

What should have been the start of another ski season at Colorado's Wolf Creek Ski Area instead became an all-hands emergency response. — Kelly Werthmann, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026

Eisenkot's bloc introduced a series of bills at the start of the legislative session that target Netanyahu and his policies. — Arkansas Online, 11 Nov. 2026

Black and da Silva have seen an increase in minutes with teammates Paolo Banchero (right high ankle sprain), Jalen Suggs (right knee bone bruise) and Noah Penda (partially torn right hamstring) out for much of the start of the season. — Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Nov. 2026

But diesel fuel prices are 70% higher than at the start of the year, a far larger increase than regular gas. — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 10 Nov. 2026

Rhymes for the start

• apart
• depart
• flowchart
• forepart
• impart
• pushcart
• rampart
• redstart
• restart
• subpart
• sweetheart
• upstart