How to Use for starters in a Sentence

for starters

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  • Garments should never drag on the floor, for starters, and proportions should be just-right for your frame.
    Tanya Sharma, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026
  • But usage restrictions for starters on two other teams leave them with nine arms for nine innings, Prior says.
    Katie Woo, New York Times, 14 July 2026
  • Given the going rate for starters, his annual salary alone could push past $21 million and blast the Thunder into the second apron.
    Fred Katz, New York Times, 24 July 2026
  • Take a look at Chanel, Celine, Balenciaga, and Givenchy for fresh inspiration, for starters.
    Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 13 July 2026
  • But the Cubs, canvassing the entire market for starters, potentially could line up with the Los Angeles Angels for righty José Soriano or lefty Reid Detmers as well.
    Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 23 July 2026

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