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Examples of outset in a Sentence
There have been problems with the project from the outset.
From its very outset, the company has produced the highest quality products.
He made it clear at the outset that he is not going to quit his job.
She set high goals for herself at the outset of her career.
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The Rookie is so named because at the show’s outset, Fillion’s John Nolan is the oldest rookie in the Los Angeles Police Department.
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Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Apr. 2024
In the years immediately after the outset of the Covid-19 pandemic, insurance companies took large losses — due in part to an increase in bad driver behaviors.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 10 Apr. 2024
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Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Apr. 2024
In the years immediately after the outset of the Covid-19 pandemic, insurance companies took large losses — due in part to an increase in bad driver behaviors.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 10 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for outset
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“Outset.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outset. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
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outset
noun
out·set
ˈau̇t-ˌset 
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