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

The pound also drew support at the start of the Iran conflict in April on outsized market expectations for a monetary policy response to inflation fears from the Bank of England, Jane Foley, senior FX strategist at Rabobank, told CNBC. — Jenni Reid, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026

The company marked the start of construction at Brainport Industries Campus North, or BIC North, in Eindhoven on September 8. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026

The numbers improved but Yamal’s time on the pitch was restricted by pubalgia at the start of the season and a hamstring injury towards the end. — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

The Supreme Court order was issued just in time for the start of a 60-day period before the election, in which broadcasters are required by US law to offer ad discounts to individual candidates. — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 8 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for the start

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