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

At the start of the year, the country's ministry of trade and industry had estimated growth at 1%-3%. — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026

There had been small tweaks season to season as the series traveled to different locations — all of them telegraphed in the start-of-production slate photos that stealthily revealed the new logo (including the Season 4 one). — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026

Since the start of last season, opponents have blocked three of the Rams' kicks, tied for the most in the NFL, according to ESPN. — Ryan Canfield Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Goldman Sachs, for example, jumped more than 4% at the start of trading after the bank delivered a profit for July through September that blew past analysts’ expectations. — Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for the start

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