How to Use from the get-go in a Sentence

from the get-go

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Definition of from the get-gonext
  • So from the get-go, Kyle and I had to build boundaries.
    — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 17 Feb. 2023
  • Steven Tyler got along with their dog and was great with the kids from the get-go.
    — Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 18 Oct. 2023
  • But the race itself had its challenges from the get-go.
    — Lori Nickel, Journal Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2023
  • The passion — which is the most important thing at the end of the day — has been there from the get-go.
    — Josh Chesler, SPIN, 12 Apr. 2023
  • Meryl Davis Meryl Davis was the front-runner on the show's 18th season from the get-go.
    — Diana Pearl, Peoplemag, 5 Aug. 2024
  • By all standards, the Cartier Crash was wrecked from the get-go.
    — Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 9 July 2024
  • Danny Fields adored Lou Reed from the get-go, as both an artist and a friend.
    — Will Hermes, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2023
  • But as the title states, these soldiers may be damned from the get-go.
    — Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 May 2024
  • And Lordstown Motors was a Hail Mary play from the get-go.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 2 June 2023
  • The fact that the rulebook is being rewritten is made plain from the get-go.
    — David Benedict, Variety, 15 June 2023
  • Was the real-time structure of the show baked into the concept from the get-go?
    — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 4 Aug. 2023
  • The Tchaikovsky overture was bold and brash from the get-go, taking the wind somewhat out of the fight scene’s sails.
    — Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2024
  • And on this day, the clock effect was palpable from the get-go.
    — Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Stewart looked at home on Warren’s court from the get-go.
    — Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 2 Feb. 2023
  • But what if the government was involved from the get-go?
    — Quartz Staff, Quartz, 23 May 2023
  • Aimee and David were my dream casting from the get-go and who ever gets their dream cast?
    — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 11 Dec. 2023
  • The Bengals looked ready from the get-go: junior Quentyn Dulin ran a jet sweep 26 yards to open the game.
    — Eamonn Ryan, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Oct. 2022
  • The concert, part of his Saturno World Tour, began with hype from the get-go.
    — Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 25 Mar. 2023
  • Almost from the get-go in 1952, there were whistleblowers in Kenya.
    — Peter Bergen, CNN, 25 Sep. 2022
  • Everything comes back to the core story of this country: land that was stolen from the get-go.
    — Matthew Jacobs, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Dec. 2023
  • Drew said Dick’s ability is of no surprise, as it’s been clear from the get-go.
    — Dallas News, 23 Jan. 2023
  • The goal from the get-go was never to create a one-to-one recreation, so what was that driving tenet?
    — Diego Ramos Bechara, Variety, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Having worked her way up through New York’s club scene, Gaga had a raw fashion edge from the get-go.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 23 Aug. 2023
  • But from the get-go, the developers intended to bring the magic back to the world for the sequel.
    — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Property tax reform in our state has seemed fishy from the get-go, as far back as 2018.
    — Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 21 May 2024
  • All that made up for Kyle Freeland, in his 200th career start with the Rockies, struggling from the get-go.
    — Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2024
  • The problem with this process from the get-go has been the absence of choice, as David has presciently noted.
    — Ruth Marcus, Washington Post, 21 July 2024
  • For a team with a small margin for error, the Patriots have to be set up for success from the get-go.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Aug. 2023
  • These hiking boots and shoes are cushioned and supportive from the get-go.
    — Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 26 June 2023
  • The skill level here is off the charts: Introduce a brand new world and a main character who is fully-formed from the get-go, then drop them into a murder mystery that’s as compelling as any Jessica might solve.
    — Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2024

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