How to Use from the get-go in a Sentence

from the get-go

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  • The war caused an oil shock from the get-go.
    Paul Wiseman, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2026
  • That’s a weird thing to do from the get-go!
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2026
  • The Wards fell in love with her from the get-go.
    Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
  • The deck is somewhat stacked against you from the get-go.
    Caleb Harris, Austin American Statesman, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Chisholm, upset with the call from the get-go, went on to strike out.
    Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 25 June 2025
  • But the heady linebacker read his eyes from the get-go and jumped the ball.
    Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 18 Aug. 2025
  • There are gay artists that are gay from the get-go and are massive pop stars.
    Gary Graff, Billboard, 25 Feb. 2026
  • These days, so many singers or bands have a full-on team of stylists from the get-go.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Things weren’t pretty from the get-go for the Hawks.
    Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
  • And what seemed a bit off kilter from the get-go was the casting.
    Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
  • People can learn so much and fast if they are primed and taught well from the get-go.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
  • Steven Tyler got along with their dog and was great with the kids from the get-go.
    Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 18 Oct. 2023
  • But as the title states, these soldiers may be damned from the get-go.
    Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 May 2024
  • Trust in brand deals from the get-go can save agencies a lot of headaches and back and forth.
    Kelly Samuel, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
  • The 20-year-old will compete for a first-team spot from the get-go.
    Simon Johnson, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
  • And Keeper from the get-go was just a smaller movie.
    Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 6 Dec. 2025
  • Most mascaras are too wet on the first swipe, but this one is perfect from the get-go.
    Jacqueline Kilikita, Refinery29, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Every problem might start to feel like failure from the get-go.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
  • And on this day, the clock effect was palpable from the get-go.
    Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 30 Mar. 2023
  • This trial would prove to be unlike any other from the get-go.
    Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Now many are coming to him committed to the idea from the get-go.
    Calmatters, Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2026
  • That way, employees know what is required of them from the get-go.
    Jalie Cohen, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
  • The fact that the rulebook is being rewritten is made plain from the get-go.
    David Benedict, Variety, 15 June 2023
  • There was a lot of urgency with this film in its creation right from the get-go.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 24 Nov. 2025
  • Two Illinois courts have now ruled that the case was shallow from the get-go.
    Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
  • The hardest haul is right from the get-go; from then on, gravity is on your side.
    Shauna Farnell, Denver Post, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Aimee and David were my dream casting from the get-go and who ever gets their dream cast?
    K.j. Yossman, Variety, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Lightweight but not light-as-air, stretchy but not too loose, and comfortable from the get-go.
    Talia Abbas, Vogue, 11 Mar. 2026
  • But the emotional dynamic leaps off the screen from the get-go.
    Andy Andersen, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2025
  • By all standards, the Cartier Crash was wrecked from the get-go.
    Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 9 July 2024

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