How to Use early on in a Sentence

early on

adverb
  • The Browns said the field was damaged early on the morning of Nov. 22.
    Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 1 Dec. 2022
  • The risk of forgetting all of this was there from early on.
    Time, 10 Jan. 2023
  • That’s not to say the Ducks will see a steady diet of Martinez early on.
    oregonlive, 25 Nov. 2022
  • The kind that caused his minutes to nose-dive early on this season.
    Chris Fedor, cleveland, 20 Jan. 2023
  • From early on in the series, the Going Merry is not a mere ship.
    Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2023
  • But early on Thursday, a storm system moved through the city and forced the birds to fly closer to the ground to avoid it, per the New York Times.
    Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Oct. 2023
  • With the crowd putty in their hands from early on, the three DJs made the most of their playful selections.
    Lucy Harrower, Billboard, 6 Jan. 2023
  • This week's episode will be available to stream early on Friday due to the Super Bowl.
    Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 9 Feb. 2023
  • That was early on in a stretch that saw the Spurs lose 11 consecutive games.
    oregonlive, 13 Dec. 2022
  • The couple made the decision early on not to have children.
    Audrey Schmidt, Peoplemag, 23 Nov. 2023
  • Ahead of the first date, the musician spoke to The Globe and Mail about rejecting music early on in his life.
    Francesca Gariano, Peoplemag, 5 Apr. 2023
  • From very early on, Sadaya chose to do that through music.
    Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 3 Mar. 2023
  • Losing my father early on showed me that life is short.
    Aaraf Adam, Essence, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Some find the joy of hitting that little white ball early on, while others find it a bit further down the line.
    John Thompson, menshealth.com, 19 Apr. 2023
  • Some will open early on Black Friday to allow shoppers to get a head start on their gift lists.
    Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 6 Nov. 2023
  • The markets will also close early on Black Friday, which is on Nov. 24.
    Alex Sundby, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2023
  • South Carolina, on the other hand, has had its work cut out early on.
    Jonathan X. Simmons, cleveland, 16 Sep. 2023
  • The why of it all will unfurl over the course of the film, but early on Sam sees a news report on TV that reveals that Brooke has gone missing.
    Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2023
  • Ensure your provider can train your team on the intricacies of the software (and early on).
    Alison Bringé, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Consider the size and placement of light fixtures early on in the design process.
    Abby Wilson, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Aug. 2023
  • While White is the main character of David Grann’s book, he’s given far less to do in the film, which reveals the culprits early on.
    Vulture, 20 Oct. 2023
  • Shelton, who early on said Leatherwood had the perfect country name for a country singer, got his artist to the end.
    Marianne Garvey, CNN, 14 Dec. 2022
  • With Tigers Blood, early on […] there was some pressure that Brad Cook and myself were feeling.
    Eric Renner Brown, Billboard, 7 Mar. 2024
  • The secret is to visit the dining room early on embarkation day.
    Scott Laird, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Mar. 2023
  • McCann’s initial fame arrived early on for his work as a pianist and singer in his own jazz trio.
    Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 1 Jan. 2024
  • Sunday is marginally better but still breezy, cool and damp early on.
    David Streit, Washington Post, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Green even flashed a dose of off-ball movement early on, relocating to the corner after a dump-off pass to Kevin Porter Jr.
    Michael Shapiro, Chron, 13 Dec. 2022
  • Outlander's Brianna and Roger may have time-traveled to the 1980s early on in season seven, but the past has a way of catching up with them.
    Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 27 July 2023
  • After chopping the cilantro, reserve the stems and leaves separately, as the stems are used early on and the leaves are stirred in just before serving.
    Christopher Kimball, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Dec. 2022
  • The filmmakers have some fun with the idea of a more stereotypical Italian accent for Mario at points early on.
    Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 5 Apr. 2023

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