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

Ukraine's State Emergency Service said Tuesday that Russian strikes on Kyiv had killed one person and wounded seven other people since the start of the day, with attacks carried out on the capital's gas stations. — Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026

The move comes at the start of the Fed's two-day policy meeting, with markets pricing in higher chances of a quarter-point rate hike when the meeting concludes Wednesday after August inflation remained well above the central bank's 2% target. — Lee Ying Shan,sean Conlon, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026

Wills joined Ardrey Kell as principal at the start of the 2025-26 school year, after former principal Jamie Brooks was suspended in early May 2025 and later announced her retirement. — Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 2026

From the start, Paul’s unconventional and volatile romantic relationships were central to the series. — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for the start

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