Outset

//ˈaʊtsɛt//

"Outset" in a Sentence (14 examples)

The meeting was held as intended at the outset.

You should have mentioned it at the outset.

If you want to do eye-grabbing work you have to put out something punchy at the outset. Say what you mean directly.

At the outset of the long voyage I was seasick, but I gradually began to get my sea legs.

I made myself clear about my feelings for him at the outset.

Lenin learned German from books--in prison--"breaking the back of the language at the outset" by memorizing all the nouns. He was incensed when no-one in Germany could understand him.

Many, however, may wish to know more about this remarkable people from the outset, while some may not possess the earlier book.

There isn't anyone who knows everything from the outset.

From the outset I was prepared for the worst.

Lord admits that on the outset, judging from the two men’s backgrounds, one might wonder how they could become the best of friends.

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He agreed and understood from the outset, so don't bother explaining again.

At the first outset, heavy, miry ground and a matted, marish vegetation greatly delayed our progress; […]

It was opened on July 1, 1903, and worked by the former Highland Railway from the outset.

Six successive defeats had left them rooted to the bottom of the Premier League table but, clearly under instructions to attack from the outset, Bolton started far the brighter.

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