for a start

idiom

used to introduce a statement that is the first in a series of statements
"What was the restaurant like?" "Well, for a start, the food was fantastic."

Examples of for a start in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The recruiter was pushing for a start date within the week. Leonardo Bevilacqua, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 June 2024 The concert is slated for a start time of 7 p.m. Related:Take a gander at Cincinnati's 2024 concert calendar Need a break? Aaron Valdez, The Enquirer, 10 Apr. 2024 Collaboration makes for papers with fewer errors, for a start. Quanta Magazine, 22 May 2024 Getting the right power-to-weight ratio for a start—lithium-ion batteries are still bulky and heavy. Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 31 Jan. 2024 There’s a refinement coming for the brilliant Stolen Device Protection, for a start. David Phelan, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024 However, for a start, both phones need to be unlocked or nothing happens. David Phelan, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023 Starting in 1964, to get ready for a start, Koufax would do the following: An hour before the game, the trainer rubbed Capsolin (an ointment made from the stuff that makes chili peppers hot) on his elbow and arm. Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2023 For all its strengths, Google’s current Assistant is still mostly a tiny repeating machine Giving me a rundown of those important emails and interpreting them into reminders or to-do list items would be a good one, for a start. Allison Johnson, The Verge, 30 Sep. 2023

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“For a start.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20a%20start. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.

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