How to Use outset in a Sentence

outset

noun
Definition of outsetnext
Synonyms for outsetnext
  • There have been problems with the project from the outset.
  • 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.
  • From its very outset, the company has produced the highest quality products.
  • Berry was the starting punter at the outset of the 2021 season but couldn't hold on to it.
    — Ryan Black, The Courier-Journal, 10 May 2023
  • The Beavers stomped on the gas at the outset, as Stokmans, Gomez and Minni set the tone with birdies at the first hole.
    — Ndaschel, oregonlive, 10 May 2023
  • That’s saying something when one of the most compelling ones is shot in the head at the outset.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 10 May 2023
  • At the outset of the trial, Paxton pleaded not guilty to charges.
    — Lauren McGaughy, Dallas News, 13 Sep. 2023
  • At the outset, opponents enter the ring, or dohyo, from the east or the west.
    — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2024
  • From the outset, some member states wanted to use all the assets to help Ukraine.
    — Beatriz Ríos, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2024
  • At the season’s outset, the Wolves were an underdog of sorts.
    — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 4 Jan. 2024
  • The magazine was slow to embrace hip-hop from the outset.
    — Laronda Davis, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2023
  • The two squads pounded on each other from the outset, trading the lead six times with four ties.
    — Detroit Free Press, 14 Jan. 2024
  • Glacier said its lawsuit in state court should not have been dismissed at the outset.
    — Jessica Gresko, BostonGlobe.com, 1 June 2023
  • From the outset, the restraints of law were inadequate to hold him.
    — Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 28 Dec. 2023
  • Yet the Twins turned Kluber to mush from the outset, putting up three runs in the first highlighted by an Edouard Julien two-run shot.
    — Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Apr. 2023
  • In all, shares of First Republic Bank have fallen nearly 90% since the outset of the year.
    — Max Zahn, ABC News, 25 Apr. 2023
  • At the outset of her career, Chicago was alert and courageous.
    — Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2023
  • The officer, Derrick Taitt, believed in the innocence of the five teenagers from the outset.
    — Ginia Bellafante, New York Times, 5 July 2023
  • So my solution for the past two years has been to declare surrender at the outset.
    — Frank Shyong, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2023
  • Delinquency rates fell sharply at the outset of the pandemic.
    — Alicia Wallace, CNN, 15 May 2023
  • From the outset, Paltrow’s and Sanderson’s memories of the event have differed sharply.
    — Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2023
  • That win was sandwiched by rough losses to Auburn (48-10) and Missouri, so Pittman will be on one of the hottest seats in college football from the outset next fall.
    — Tom Murphy, arkansasonline.com, 28 Nov. 2023
  • At the outset of the pandemic, she was hired to write a screenplay about the late singer Janis Joplin, a project that’s in development.
    — Kturnqui, oregonlive, 7 Apr. 2023
  • Those examined were free of hypertension at the outset, the study said.
    — Maureen MacKey, Fox News, 6 May 2023
  • At the outset of their search, Xia and colleagues suspected that the apes shed their tails through the mutation of specific genes.
    — Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 4 Mar. 2024
  • From the outset, board members noted the legal weight of the decision and discussed their options should they be sued.
    — Ruth Graham, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2023
  • To take on Godot now is to tackle two major hurdles from the outset (yes, out of several hundred, but bear with me).
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2023
  • At the outset, Mr. DeSantis seemed assertive and in command.
    — Jonathan Swan, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Right from the outset, visitors will be delighted by the choices of artworks on show.
    — Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 26 Mar. 2023

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