How to Use head start in a Sentence

head start

noun
  • She took some extra classes to get a head start in her career.
  • His natural athletic talent gave him a head start on his peers.
  • Or better yet, get a head start on Fat Tuesday and start eating them this week.
    Elaine Rewolinski, Journal Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2024
  • The question is whether its Game of Thrones pedigree will give it a head start in collecting those viewers.
    Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Aug. 2022
  • To give you a head start, here are five popular destinations where Black women expats have made a home.
    Essence, 4 June 2024
  • In time, other competitor airplanes may enter the market, but Radia has a head start.
    Justin Worland, TIME, 4 Apr. 2024
  • Gathered from fellow parents, get a head start on your next adventure with this list of the top 10 best tips for traveling with kids.
    Allison Palmer, Sacramento Bee, 27 June 2024
  • Those interested in United elite status can use the card for a head start to Premier status.
    Ramsey Qubein, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Aug. 2023
  • This will be a welcomed head start for the Alabama scouting considering how much Utah State had to replace from last year.
    Michael Casagrande | McAsagrande@al.com, al, 25 Aug. 2022
  • People in the head start category either grew up upper-middle class with no inheritance or middle class with some inheritance.
    Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 20 June 2024
  • The mild temperatures continuing into spring may give farmers a head start on the growing season for plants such as corn and soybeans, Anderson said.
    Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press, 6 Mar. 2024
  • Get a head start on building your fall wardrobe and pick up the trending Zesica Pullover Sweater at Amazon before the savings disappear.
    Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2022
  • This covert partnership collapsed when Hitler took power, but not before giving him a vital, deadly head start in Europe’s race to rearm in the 1930s.
    Hal Brands, Foreign Affairs, 29 Mar. 2024
  • Did your head start to spin when the idea of Austin in a wig was floated?
    Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 June 2024
  • Just in time to get a head start on your 2024 listening.
    Vulture, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Why not get a head start on your 2024 resolution to see more of the world?
    Kyler Alvord, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Dec. 2023
  • Bottom line, give the beef a two hour head start, then add your veggies.
    Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 3 Nov. 2022
  • To get a head start on brunch, chop your vegetables the night before.
    Kate Merker, Country Living, 6 Jan. 2023
  • Here’s how to get a head start Oakland A’s to play in West Sacramento.
    Hanh Truong, Sacramento Bee, 5 Apr. 2024
  • The company had a head start on this effort from its work on the DBS, which came out a few years ago.
    Dan Carney, Popular Science, 5 July 2023
  • So get a head start and revved up for Black Friday beauty deals.
    Angela Trakoshis, Allure, 21 Nov. 2023
  • While preparing the salmon, the potatoes get a head start by roasting in the oven for 15 minutes.
    Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2023
  • In this recipe, a mixture of salt, sugar, thyme, and orange zest gives the duck a fragrant head start.
    Hana Asbrink, Bon Appétit, 8 Nov. 2022
  • These are just some of the features Google wants developers to have a head start on.
    Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 8 Feb. 2023
  • Get a head start on exploration by giving the child in your life a globe to introduce them to the world.
    Ysolt Usigan, Woman's Day, 6 Oct. 2022
  • Every country is vying to get a head start in the race to the world’s quantum future.
    Fortune, 2 Sep. 2022
  • Sheets got a head start, moving on the 3-2 pitch that Benintendi would hit down the right-field line.
    Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 25 June 2023
  • But for the 2023 season, Diaz likely has an early head start on a job with the big-league club.
    Michael Shapiro, Chron, 16 Feb. 2023
  • Want to get a head start on planning your dream vacation for 2025?
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Here are some tips to keep in mind for building your own—and a homemade salsa recipe from Martínez to give you a head start.
    Ashia Aubourg, SELF, 19 July 2023

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