embarks (on or upon)

present tense third-person singular of embark (on or upon)

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • The practice week begins in earnest on Wednesday.
    Zach Berman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • When the sun begins to dip, head over to the Catalina Casino.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • There’s now just one last day of preseason games before the NFL commences its regular season.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2025
  • Cade Klubnik is already getting high praise before the season even commences.
    Cecil Merkerson, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • If this is an organization that is trying to be taken more seriously, then accountability starts with the front office itself — not with a player saying what everyone around the league is already thinking.
    Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Hydroplaning is when a vehicle starts uncontrollably sliding on wet roads.
    STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The whisky opens with the scent of dark cherries, raisins, and Brazil-nut toffee, touched with marzipan and date caramel.
    Emily Price, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Now, a grown-up Lydia Deetz (Winona Ryder) faces new and familiar frights after her equally goth daughter, Astrid (Jenna Ortega), opens a portal to the Netherworld and reawakens everyone's favorite pinstriped ghost.
    Emy LaCroix, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Embarks (on or upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embarks%20%28on%20or%20upon%29. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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