How to Use kick-start in a Sentence

kick-start

verb
  • The step back from the ice could kick-start that process.
    — Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Ready to kick-start a new running habit?
    — Malaka Gharib, NPR, 24 June 2026
  • 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
  • The Olympics can kick-start projects that have sat dormant on a city’s to-do list.
    — Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2024
  • Lyon then turned the key and tried to kick-start the ancient machine to life.
    — Steve Appleford, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2024
  • Ohio State did not take too kindly to the move and the brawl kick-started.
    — Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 1 Dec. 2024
  • This set, where the pieces are wrapped in leather, may very well kick-start your new favorite hobby.
    — Air Mail, 21 Feb. 2026
  • This can kick-start the process of critical collapse.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 10 June 2026
  • Here are five Jamaica Kincaid books to kick-start a fresh fan.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Its energizing fragrance is a great way to kick-start the day!
    — Emily Orofino, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2025
  • The state did not comply with the order, which kick-started the issue.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2025
  • Other brands like Saucony will be hosting morning runs to kick-start the day.
    — Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Or trade him in the next seven weeks and get something in return to kick-start the retool.
    — Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
  • That's a 20-to-1 payout to kick-start your bankroll in the coming days.
    — Tim Van Straten, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Passage of the package is crucial to kick-starting the process.
    — Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 26 Feb. 2025
  • Here’s how to kick-start your Spanish quest without overtourism.
    — Jessica Benavides Canepa, AFAR Media, 4 June 2025
  • SpaceX’s goal is to use these missions to kick-start its own era of human spaceflight.
    — Jonathan O’Callaghan, WIRED, 10 Sep. 2024
  • But isn’t Bondi the one who is supposed to end the weaponization, not kick-start it?
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 23 Apr. 2025
  • Could lower rates kick-start the blockchain's next big moment in 2025?
    — Tomer Warschauer Nuni, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
  • The microbes still need a small amount of sulfuric acid to kick-start the process of breaking down the ore.
    — Vanessa Bates Ramirez, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Experts said the snow drought could also kick-start an early wildfire season.
    — Dorany Pineda, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Experts said the snow drought could also kick-start an early wildfire season.
    — Dorany Pineda, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2026
  • This is where high-acid whites, sparklers, and chillable reds shine, wines that refresh the palate and kick-start your appetite again.
    — Anna Lee C. Iijima, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Nov. 2025
  • 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
  • Last March, celebs stepped out in colorful sneakers to kick-start spring fashion.
    — Kelsey Fredricks, People.com, 7 Mar. 2025
  • 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
  • Plus, with the holidays right around the corner, now is the perfect time to kick-start your gift shopping.
    — Amber Love Bond, Travel + Leisure, 23 Nov. 2024
  • Eleven years after her prison time, Justin Bieber helped kick-start her reinvention.
    — Ana Calderone, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024
  • But that all changed after a spot of home improvement kick-started a dramatic chain of events.
    — Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025

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