How to Use start on in a Sentence
start on
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That starts on the other end of the court.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2026
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Denkey got the play started on a fast break.
—Miami Herald, 14 May 2026
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God, don’t let me get started on movie sets.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 23 June 2026
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So, let's get started on the mock draft to end all mock drafts.
—Bill Jones, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
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The car simply wouldn’t start on a cold morning.
—Christopher Elliott, Mercury News, 1 June 2026
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And don’t get people started on the price of eggs.
—Christine Haughney Dare-Bryan, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
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Mornings start on a set very early.
—Eileen Finan, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
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Game night in New York starts on the subway.
—Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 11 June 2026
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Our start all started on radio.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 22 May 2026
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Hives would start on my arm and my back, before moving down my body and my legs.
—Victoria Ekwenuke, Glamour, 23 Sep. 2026
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Eze was not fit enough to start the first leg, but could start on Tuesday.
—Graham Ruthven, New York Times, 4 May 2026
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De Windt started on the mound and gave up two runs in three innings.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
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The odds of Ohtani starting on the mound again this season are slim.
—ABC News, 6 Sep. 2026
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If playing with two players, both players will start on the same side.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026
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The blaze started on the second floor and quickly spread to the third.
—Aziza Shuler, CBS News, 30 June 2026
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With your support, we can get started on the hard work to make this happen.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
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She should be started on a phosphorous binder.
—Dr. John De Jong, Boston Herald, 31 May 2026
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The next fiscal year starts on July 1.
—Paris Barraza, USA Today, 14 May 2026
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The Italian Open starts on May 5.
—ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
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Perez is slated to make his first rehab start on Thursday.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 18 June 2026
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Who starts on the right wing continues to have a question mark hanging over it.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
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Many young actors are getting their first major starts on the series as well.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026
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Apple has spent years telling us that privacy starts on the device.
—Staff, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2026
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Ohtani still scheduled to start on the mound Wednesday, Roberts said.
—Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026
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Group winners will start on a less difficult path in the knockout round.
—Michael Lewis, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
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Daly had eight bite and scratch marks and was also started on rabies treatment.
—Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2026
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To get your wardrobe refresh started on the right foot, Quince just dropped a whole slew of new pieces.
—Jacquelyn McGilvray, PEOPLE, 16 Aug. 2026
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Their campaign starts on Sunday, at home against Bournemouth.
—Dean Jones, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
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Ohtani had not hit in any of his three previous starts on the mound, an attempt to break him out of a slump.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2026
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De Windt started on the mound and allowed two runs, one earned, in three innings.
—ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026
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