How to Use kick-start in a Sentence
kick-start
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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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