How to Use starter in a Sentence
- The car's starter needs to be replaced.
- The team is playing only five regular starters.
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Their starters all go deep in games.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
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What a time to be alive, for starters!
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
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The club hasn’t added a starter so far.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2026
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Is there such a thing as too many starters?
—C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
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The Mets still see him as a starter.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 21 Mar. 2026
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Spence, 27, will be built up as a starter.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2026
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Martin is the lone starter in the group.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2025
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All five starters had at least five rebounds.
—Tom Carothers, Twin Cities, 8 Mar. 2026
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Neither team has named a starter.
—Data Skrive, New York Times, 15 May 2026
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Louisville has not announced a starter.
—Staff Report, Twin Cities, 30 May 2026
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Ralph rested her starters much of the fourth.
—ABC News, 21 Mar. 2026
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All three could be instant starters.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2026
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Neither team has named a starter for this game.
—Data Skrive, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
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There’s still a niche, though, for the righty starters who bring less heat.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
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And in the meantime, rolling over is a non-starter.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 20 Mar. 2026
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Well, the food’s better, for starters.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 30 Jan. 2026
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Until then, the gate-tax idea should be a non-starter.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 18 Sep. 2025
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Hawkins caught on as a starter and hasn’t given up his post.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
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The Braves didn’t face the Dodgers’ best starters.
—Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 15 May 2026
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For starters, her kids have an elf on the shelf that visits them.
—Ella Field, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Dec. 2023
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The Orioles have not named a starter.
—CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
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The Rays had not announced a starter.
—ABC News, 26 June 2026
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The Mets have not announced a starter.
—ABC News, 25 June 2026
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For starters, Penn’s stock price has fallen.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 6 Nov. 2025
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The best reps look like an NFL starter.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2026
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Both were turned into full-time starters by the Padres.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
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For starters, Ryan forced 17 Glenn turnovers.
—Rick Cantu, Austin American Statesman, 7 Mar. 2026
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From tearing stuff in my knee, to being a starter.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Mar. 2026
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Are starter homes still a thing?
—Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Sep. 2025
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Are starter homes still a thing?
—Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Oct. 2025
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Are starter homes still a thing?
—Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 June 2026
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Are starter homes still a thing?
—Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Jan. 2026
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Are starter homes still a thing?
—Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Mar. 2026
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Are starter homes still a thing?
—Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Aug. 2025
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Ukraine says that's a non-starter.
—NBC news, 24 Aug. 2025
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Pull the starter cord with your right hand.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
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Herbs can be grown from small starter plant or seed.
—Peg Aloi, The Spruce, 6 Jan. 2026
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Braun makes a great starter model.
—Noah Kaufman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Oct. 2025
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That's your starter pool of creators.
—Renae Gregoire, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
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How does the fastest pitch ever thrown by a starter sound?
—Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026
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First up, a light and lovely starter course of chilled soup.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 June 2026
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And at 30% off, this starter set is great bang for your buck.
—Parents, 23 June 2026
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Place the starter plant in the hole, and firmly pack the soil around it.
—Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 24 May 2026
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Where does Stockton rank for starter homes?
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 3 Mar. 2026
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The other 15% view their places as starter homes.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 5 Jan. 2026
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If Andy’s apartment is a starter home, this is the endgame.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 10 Apr. 2026
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The players union has already said a salary cap is a non-starter.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 28 Sep. 2025
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This set comes with the wireless hub, plus three starter cameras.
—Condé Nast, WIRED, 11 July 2023
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Check out our LitRPG starter guide.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 20 June 2026
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The starter economy, in short, has been priced out of reach.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2026
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Think of it as a starter IRA in your child’s name.
—Allison Palmer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2026
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Plant seeds in cells or flats 1/4 -inch deep in a soilless starter mix.
—Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 27 Feb. 2026
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We’re told that that’s a non-starter, however.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
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For some candidates, that’s a non-starter.
—Mike Straw, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
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The free-agent starter class is led by Framber Valdez.
—Tim Britton, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
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There are a lot of guys that became bench players first and then earned the starter role.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2024
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Just be ready for the next one and make the play for (starter Noah) Cameron.
—Kansas City Star, 7 June 2026
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Fullerton scored three runs in the first against starter Tegan Breaux.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 28 Mar. 2026
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