How to Use outset in a Sentence

outset

noun
  • 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.
  • From the outset, the drummer was the soul of the Beach Boys.
    — Jordan Runtagh, Peoplemag, 1 June 2024
  • The source of the legend should have raised eyebrows at the outset.
    — Anthony D. Kauders, CNN, 5 May 2022
  • The same was the case from the outset against McDonald.
    — Howard Fendrich, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Jan. 2023
  • 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
  • Still, the Dodgers plan to be cautious with the right-hander at the outset of the 2025 season.
    — Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
  • 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
  • Agau said the school's leadership has been on board with the idea from the outset.
    — The Courier-Journal, 13 Jan. 2023
  • The reasons for high gas prices go back to the outset of the pandemic in spring 2020.
    — Max Zahn, ABC News, 28 May 2022
  • For starters, Ivey was popular from the outset of the race, Grayson said.
    — Mike Cason | [email protected], al, 25 May 2022
  • The game was a slugfest from the outset, featuring four lead changes and five ties.
    — Dallas News, 13 Feb. 2023
  • At the outset, there will be a new version of the Skeld map that’s been reworked for VR.
    — Kris Holt, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2022
  • 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
  • From the outset, Blazers coach Katie Collignon has seen that edge from the 5-foot-7 guard.
    — Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 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
  • Most of the roster has been together since the outset of the summer.
    — oregonlive, 28 Sep. 2022
  • At the season’s outset, the Wolves were an underdog of sorts.
    — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Then clearly define success and KPIs at the outset of the project.
    — Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022
  • It was valued at more than $74 at the outset but has since fallen to about $12.
    — Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 27 Feb. 2025
  • 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
  • From the outset, there were questions of why Nord Stream 2 was being built.
    — Souad Mekhennet, Washington Post, 23 Nov. 2022
  • Decisions that took weeks at the outset can now take a day.
    — New York Times, 25 Apr. 2022
  • Now, at the outset of 1986, the novelist was about to debut her first full-length play.
    — Elon Green, Vulture, 5 Mar. 2025
  • From its outset in 2015, Initio has focused on functional fragrance, meant to trigger and heighten people’s emotions.
    — Jennifer Weil, WWD, 26 Feb. 2025

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