How to Use start off in a Sentence

start off

verb

• The brown spots that start off yellow are caused by a fungus.
  — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 May 2026
• The game started off with a blunder.
  — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2026
• This year overall, has started off very warm.
  — Ron Smiley, CBS News, 1 May 2026
• Sean will start off with our usual top-down look at the list itself.
  — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026
• Wednesday should start off mainly cloudy, dry, and breezy.
  — Steven Sosna, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
• Lugo’s career didn’t start off as planned.
  — Kansas City Star, 25 June 2026
• Kanakis took over in sixth the and struck out the side to start off his appearance.
  — Zachary McMahon, Boston Herald, 10 June 2026
• This one started off as a sports one, but not for sexist reasons.
  — Kate Lavelle, Glamour, 18 May 2026
• The stalwart, a source confirmed, has agreed to start off on the practice squad.
  — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 29 Aug. 2026
• That's after most started off near 60.
  — Ron Smiley, CBS News, 8 June 2026
• Things that start off shiny usually tarnish.
  — Walden Green, Pitchfork, 24 Apr. 2026
• But based on how the Lions started off, the game should have been over much sooner.
  — Christian Romo, Freep.com, 14 Sep. 2026
• The cameras picked back up on the morning of her release to start off season seven.
  — Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2026
• The premise started off with somebody watching news in a diner or a small restaurant.
  — Joshua Rothkopf, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2026
• The college football season started off with a bit of a whimper.
  — Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
• Things start off with a manageable 92 degrees.
  — Andrew Kozak, CBS News, 28 June 2026
• The clip started off with Thompson's face covered in what appeared to be tape.
  — Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
• Vinicius started off through the middle, flitted over to the left, went roaming.
  — Jack Lang, New York Times, 1 June 2026
• Others start off green and mature to red without going through the yellow and orange stages.
  — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2026
• The month is definitely starting off that way, with a couple of storms in the forecast.
  — Lisa Meadows, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
• In contrast, white table sugar starts off as juice from sugar beet or sugarcane plants.
  — Carley Millhone, HEALTH, 25 Sep. 2026
• From the basic to the more involved, taking steps to start off well does set a foundation for a great season.
  — Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 7 May 2026
• The match started off hot with Slater and Alexander trading blows to begin the match.
  — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
• While the day started off fairly mild, temps rapidly climbed late in the morning, with little reprieve in sight.
  — Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026
• The toe strap wrapped over the front of the foot, which started off wide along the sides and slimmed at the center, revealing more of the foot.
  — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026
• This is why things that start off challenging get easier with practice—our brains have rewired themselves.
  — Dr. Deepika Chopra, Flow Space, 16 June 2026
• Something that started off respectfully and and never veered from that path.
  — Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 24 June 2026
• Wind gusts nearing 20 mph are expected to start off the work week, followed by storms later on.
  — The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore Sun, 23 Aug. 2026
• The agent had been tasked with identifying the author of a blog post, and was given a set of clues to start off its research.
  — Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 27 Sep. 2026
• Similar to his last game, Peterson started off very slow.
  — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 10 Jan. 2026