How to Use jump-start in a Sentence

jump-start

verb
  • This mid-line stop disrupts the flow of the song and jump-starts the flow of our tears.
    Jessica Gentile, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Getting outside clears the mind and jump-starts the body for the day.
    Bypeter Vanham, Fortune Europe, 11 July 2024
  • This is a chance to jump-start your future with the city.
    News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
  • The winter meetings are the time to jump-start that process.
    Jared Wyllys, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Maybe an 8-1 win over those Mariners is the jump-start the club needs to get into gear.
    Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
  • There was a hop, a skip and a jump-start for Newcastle.
    George Caulkin, The Athletic, 25 Jan. 2025
  • Though his first film was Welcome to the Dollhouse (1995), Rush Hour is the movie that gave him a jump-start.
    EW.com, 29 June 2024
  • Her schedule got jump-started by that near miss at the 2023 Pan Am Games.
    David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2024
  • Now the country's leaders are firing up a new round of plans to jump-start growth.
    Joel Mathis, theweek, 27 Sep. 2024
  • Many CEOs may swear by morning cold plunges or green juice shots to jump-start their days.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2025
  • But did Gunn, who took the reins of DC with Safran in 2022 and also wrote and produced the film, pull off a franchise jump-start?
    Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 16 July 2025
  • Atlanta wanted to run up and down the floor, jump-starting its offense on the fast break.
    Peter Warren, Dallas News, 16 Sep. 2023
  • One-time state funding of $243 million would jump-start the program.
    Molly Beck, Journal Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2023
  • One-time state funding of $243 million would jump-start the program.
    Corrinne Hess, Journal Sentinel, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Perhaps showing up to the minicamp can jump-start the contract.
    Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 June 2025
  • To jump-start this rebuild, Vrabel wants guys who play and act a certain way.
    Chad Graff, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Patzer pushed for 15 years to jump-start the data collection process but said she was stymied by red tape.
    Ben Tanen, Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Matt Wallner jump-started the offense, tripling off the wall in center field.
    Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Charlotte jumped ahead in the top of the fourth when Brandon Stahlman jump-started the offense with a solo homer to right field.
    Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 28 May 2023
  • Fringed Coats Princess Eugenie also helped jump-start the fringed coat craze in late 2022.
    Brittany Natale, Woman's Day, 25 Apr. 2023
  • In the case of the Mandelbrot set, computers helped to jump-start an entire field.
    Quanta Magazine, 26 Jan. 2024
  • Both incumbents trailed in the polls and proposed the debates to jump-start their campaigns.
    Frederic J. Frommer, Washington Post, 26 June 2024
  • That massive impact could have played a role in jump-starting life.
    Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 6 Mar. 2025
  • The 6-foot-3 sophomore guard always comes off the bench with purpose and flair, showing his readiness to jump-start the offense.
    Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2025
  • There are many places in the world that never had telephones by wire and jump-started to mobile data.
    Izzie Ramirez, Vox, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Will the Buffalo Bills’ signing of Leonard Floyd jump-start the edge-rusher market?
    Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2023
  • Some even offer motorboat tows to jump-start your trip.
    Kyle Stokes, Axios, 27 Jan. 2025
  • The data jump-started a big bond price rally, meaning yields fell.
    Jeff Marks, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Our programs are designed to jump-start the recovery process.
    CBS News, 12 Jan. 2025
  • The win jump-started one of English’s best seasons on tour.
    Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026

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