How to Use start out in a Sentence

start out

verb
  • The offensive team starts out at the 5-yard line.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 June 2026
  • The thought of starting out again on my own is frightening.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2026
  • But many of those employees started out as users first.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 23 June 2026
  • The novel starts out on a highway, in a car that’s driving too fast.
    — Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 12 May 2026
  • Soboroff didn’t start out looking to be a reporter.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 12 June 2026
  • Great ideas don’t usually start out fully formed.
    — Carmine Gallo, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • So this started out as a marshmallow.
    — Emily Elias, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 June 2026
  • Williams started out as an angel investor.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 16 May 2026
  • Tarot did not start out as a spiritual or fortune-telling tool.
    — Ziv Epstein, Fortune, 16 May 2026
  • Tarot did not start out as a spiritual or fortune-telling tool.
    — Vana Goblot, The Conversation, 13 May 2026
  • Most strong friendships start out as something far more casual.
    — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 June 2026
  • The shuttle started out as a standard bus, but hardly anyone used it.
    — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
  • The needles start out chartreuse green to a light green in the summer, turning orange in the fall.
    — Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 15 June 2026
  • Moments like these can count against George and other young players who are just starting out.
    — Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2026
  • For example, the spinal cord starts out as a flat plate of neural tissue, but then rolls up into a tube.
    — ArsTechnica, 20 May 2026
  • The weekend will start out warm before rain and thunderstorm chances increase.
    — Joseph Dames, CBS News, 13 May 2026
  • The spring housing market has been a bumpy one, starting out very slowly when rates rose sharply in March.
    — Diana Olick, CNBC, 6 May 2026
  • California started out the year drought-free.
    — Kayla Moeller, CBS News, 16 June 2026
  • Her tolerance for the job was forged early by starting out as a child actor at age 11.
    — Preston Fore, Fortune, 12 June 2026
  • The film starts out as a farfetched farce of illusion and then grows more…complicated.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 12 May 2026
  • By Eliyahu Kamisher, Bloomberg Chris Larsen didn’t start out rich.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Tuesday will start out cold but turn milder by the afternoon, and the coming days will bring several chances of rain.
    — Joseph Dames, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
  • This is why a bowl of rigatoni can look more generous than the same weight of angel hair—even if both started out as two dry ounces.
    — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 22 Apr. 2026
  • It's expected to be a little breezy for the next few days, and the work week will start out with below-average temps.
    — Joseph Dames, CBS News, 12 June 2026
  • Soft Cell were sort of started out in Leeds, which is the next big town along to ours, 30 miles away from here.
    — Pat Saperstein, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026
  • The Wolves started out sloppy with nine first-quarter turnovers and finished with 25.
    — CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
  • The young wunderkind started out as an intern at the company before rising through the ranks.
    — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 12 June 2026
  • Others were fortunate enough to pursue their craft full-time but may have started out bagging groceries.
    — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 May 2026
  • Experts offer a few practical tips for anyone starting out.
    — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 22 June 2026
  • Experts offer a few practical tips for anyone starting out.
    — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 24 June 2026

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