get/set/start the ball rolling

idiom

informal
: to begin an activity or process
At the meeting, she tried to get the ball rolling by asking a few questions.

Examples of get/set/start the ball rolling in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In other states, such as Georgia, the group is seeking to build Democratic power in red legislatures to get the ball rolling for future majority control. Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2024 Unfortunately, there is no common friend or neighbor who could run interference and get the ball rolling. Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2024 By 2021, Brew Ha Ha Productions was able to get the ball rolling by setting up a single-day, scaled back version of the festival in Tempe, Arizona, in May with Pennywise, Face to Face, Strung Out, Good Riddance and H20. Kelli Skye Fadroski, Orange County Register, 30 Jan. 2024 Council members voted 5-1 to approve an agreement with Entegrity Energy Partners with an office in Fayetteville to get the ball rolling on a third solar array to power municipal facilities. Stacy Ryburn, arkansasonline.com, 20 Dec. 2023 Elliot-Kugell says the book has been in its conceptual stages for more than a decade, but the pandemic forced her to finally write the proposal and get the ball rolling. Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 14 Nov. 2023 To get the ball rolling, a donor has already pledged to match up to $25,000 in donations at the bingo event — where singers are asked to perform random songs based on the bingo ball selections. Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Nov. 2023 These tools can help get the ball rolling and keep it rolling. 4. Caroline Petersen, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2023 In order to get the ball rolling, patent searches need to be carried out to ensure that your invention does not infringe on someone else’s patent. Jon Stojan, Journal Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2023

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“Get/set/start the ball rolling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%2Fset%2Fstart%20the%20ball%20rolling. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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