How to Use start off in a Sentence
start off
phrasal verb-
The two-minute trailer starts off by showing all the Plaths in their new stages of life.
— Liza Esquibias, Peoplemag, 13 June 2024 -
Liu likes to start off with the smallest amount and build up if needed.
— Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 8 Nov. 2023 -
This smoothie is the perfect meal to start off your day.
— Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024 -
Not a bad way to start off a key four-game series with one of the teams ahead of you in the playoff race.
— Evan Grant, Dallas News, 12 Sep. 2023 -
The first show of fashion week started off very strong.
— Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 13 Aug. 2024 -
The Kings started off slow, making just 5 of 21 shots in the first quarter.
— Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 6 Apr. 2024 -
The race, the third of the day at the Hawthorne Race Course in Illinois, had started off normally.
— Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2023 -
So a lot of recipes started off with molasses in place of dark soy.
— Joe Yonan, Washington Post, 18 Feb. 2024 -
But what started off with six girls the first day of practice spread to 26 girls in their first year.
— Eileen T. Meslar, Chicago Tribune, 5 Oct. 2024 -
This Falcon 9 started off with a coat of bright white paint.
— Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 3 Nov. 2023 -
The documentary starts off with Robbie in the middle of the night in his kitchen.
— K.j. Yossman, Variety, 9 Nov. 2023 -
The rash starts off by looking like pimples or blisters and may be itchy and painful.
— Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 16 May 2023 -
Mills started off like a rocket, scoring 20 points in the first half and shooting the lights out.
— Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 6 Aug. 2024 -
To start off this week knowing the happenings of the fashion world from over the weekend, keep scrolling.
— Essence, 23 Oct. 2023 -
To start off, DaBrat and her wife, Jesseca, posed with their baby in a pair of can’t-miss makeup looks.
— Essence, 6 Nov. 2023 -
On New Year's Day, Turner starts off the year by going public with the romance.
— Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 3 Sep. 2023 -
The 28-year-old tennis pro started off the season with 32 women.
— Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 26 Feb. 2024 -
So, the calendar year starts off with a solemn and sacred month called Muharram.
— Manal Aman, Good Housekeeping, 13 June 2023 -
August starts off strong with the full moon in your sign encouraging you to be your truest self.
— Jacqueline Tempera, Women's Health, 31 July 2023 -
Things started off slow, with the company bringing in just $2,595 in its first month.
— Mike Winters,lauren Shamo, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2024 -
Both practices started off frustrating to the point of tears.
— Charlotte Maya, CNN, 7 Aug. 2024 -
Get into our first Fresh Picks of 2024, and start off the new year with some new tunes in our Spotify playlist below.
— Heran Mamo, Billboard, 31 Jan. 2024 -
So start off slow, watch some tutorials, read Casey's blog, maybe get a book.
— Michael Calore, WIRED, 21 Dec. 2023 -
Instead, the Recording Academy granted us with a moment of peace to start off the evening.
— Vulture, 4 Feb. 2024 -
Lorna starts off a little hard to take, but her reaction to the dead woman on the floor is a nightmare — for the viewer.
— Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 22 Jan. 2024 -
These nymphs start off as eggs laid by adult flies from the former generation.
— Shaye Baker, Field & Stream, 6 June 2024 -
Black Friday 2023 is starting off early, so scroll through these deals as the big weekend nears.
— Sarah Hoffmann, Allure, 22 Nov. 2023 -
Tax season always seems to start off with some kind of quirky, what-if component.
— Susan Tompor, The Enquirer, 23 Feb. 2024 -
His time as a pro looked promising, starting off with the Los Angeles Lakers.
— Ricardo Klein, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024 -
Things started off in a typically slow way The day started out routinely enough, with networks looking to fill time till polls started closing.
— Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 6 Nov. 2024
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