in the beginning
idiom
: at the start
The company was very small in the beginning, but it eventually became a giant corporation.
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Well, this is like back in the beginning, of documenting what’s going on.
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Leah Asmelash, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
The drivers in the beginning are ambition, career, income and family.
—David Malcolm, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
This is a sequence that takes place in the beginning of the film.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 24 Oct. 2024
Cuevas and team were careful to show that, in the beginning, Alba and Neva are living a happy life, which then enhances the moments of fear and doubt later on.
—Jason Fanelli, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2024
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Leah Asmelash, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
The drivers in the beginning are ambition, career, income and family.
—David Malcolm, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
This is a sequence that takes place in the beginning of the film.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 24 Oct. 2024
Cuevas and team were careful to show that, in the beginning, Alba and Neva are living a happy life, which then enhances the moments of fear and doubt later on.
—Jason Fanelli, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for in the beginning
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