How to Use kick-start in a Sentence

kick-start

verb
  • This round of the menu was kick-started with the bread course.
    Chelsea Davis, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
  • Ahead, find some of the best clothing care tips to kick-start spring.
    Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 9 May 2024
  • Lyon then turned the key and tried to kick-start the ancient machine to life.
    Steve Appleford, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2024
  • His father helped kick-start Martin’s path to the majors.
    Varun Shankar, BostonGlobe.com, 15 June 2023
  • The 18 Bakeries in Paris A few of our favorites to kick-start your sweet adventures.
    Paris Wilson, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Apr. 2024
  • The 18 Bakeries in Paris A few of our favorites to kick-start your sweet adventures.
    Paris Wilson, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 July 2024
  • SpaceX’s goal is to use these missions to kick-start its own era of human spaceflight.
    Jonathan O’Callaghan, WIRED, 10 Sep. 2024
  • Channing Collins kick-started the Lake Ridge bats with a solo home run leading off the bottom of the third.
    Greg Riddle, Dallas News, 5 May 2023
  • To kick-start puberty and calm the haters, Ritchson threw himself into the gym.
    Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Apr. 2024
  • The idea is to identify actions that will kick-start your learning in a way that’s easy to add into your day.
    Helen Tupper sarah Ellis, Harvard Business Review, 9 Sep. 2024
  • Fill your plate with more fruits and vegetables, whole grains and beans, and kick-start your day with a high-fiber cereal.
    Women's Health, 12 Apr. 2023
  • Neither runner wound up scoring, and the Giants won the game in extra innings to kick-start a four-game sweep.
    Dan Brown, The Mercury News, 18 June 2024
  • His film, winner of three Oscars, kick-started a crop of American movies filmed in Rome.
    Deanna Janes, Harper's BAZAAR, 12 Apr. 2023
  • The macrophage eats the virus, creating antigens that kick-start T-cells, which then activate B-cells to help white blood cells attack the cold virus.
    Vulture Editors, Vulture, 11 June 2024
  • At a two-day summit to kick-start action to achieve the goals, Guterres pointed to grim findings in a U.N. report in July.
    Edith M. Lederer, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2023
  • However McMillan, who describes the study as the biggest of its kind so far in Britain, hopes the findings will kick-start more research.
    Helier Cheung, Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Patterson picked up his fifth foul with just over seven minutes to play, kick-starting the Owls’ comeback.
    Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 7 Mar. 2024
  • That means the central government will have fewer tools available to kick-start the economy.
    Christian Shepherd, Washington Post, 2 June 2023
  • This self-watering smart garden is equipped with a water reservoir, LED lamp, and basil starter pods to kick-start your green thumb journey.
    Tiffany Hopkins, Bon Appétit, 20 July 2023
  • In 2021, the Read with Jenna book club founder credited Kotb for her big break while reflecting on the people who helped kick-start their careers.
    Charlotte Triggs, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2023
  • In fact, the government might be kick-starting a new round of M&A frenzy by losing major cases.
    Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Sep. 2023
  • There’s nothing fancy about these mini sandwiches, but the first bite is bound to kick-start all kinds of nostalgia.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 4 July 2024
  • The Gulls had hoped that a scheduled five-game homestand could kick-start a season that’s started sluggishly.
    Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Of course, this was really kick-started because of the pandemic.
    Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 13 June 2023
  • But if the fund trades at a significant discount, this can actually be a savvy way to kick-start the closing of a discount window.
    Brett Owens, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
  • Conclusion Keto pancakes are a delicious, healthy way to kick-start your day!
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 18 Mar. 2023
  • Milk-feeding could kick-start the hatchling’s microbiome and immune system, as in humans.
    Sofia Quaglia, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2024
  • Turns out, even just a little bit of exercise can indeed help break up that bloated feeling: A post-meal stroll kick-starts digestion.
    Lizzy Briskin, SELF, 29 Mar. 2024
  • Celebrities, brands and influencers were given early access to the app over the past few days, a move by Meta to kick-start a freewheeling culture of fun and discussion.
    Arkansas Online, 7 July 2023
  • Brafman also represented Combs when Ventura, an ex-girlfriend once signed to his label, filed the lawsuit that kick-started the criminal probe.
    Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Sep. 2024

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