How to Use make a start in a Sentence
make a start
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In fact the authors did make a start on this and the results were pretty neat.
—Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 12 Sep. 2010
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Whitlock will make a start for Double A Portland this week.
—Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Apr. 2023
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This weekend, Ashcraft is expected to give the Reds a long relief option out of the bullpen, and he isn’t scheduled to make a start.
—Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 20 May 2022
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Melvin has voiced uncertainty about whether Fiers could build stamina to make a start before the end of the season.
—Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Sep. 2021
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Blanco, who made his eighth appearance of the season Saturday, still has yet to make a start this season.
—Caitlin Murray, oregonlive, 7 Aug. 2021
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After 22 games, one A’s position player has yet to make a start this season: Franklin Barreto.
—Matt Kawahara, SFChronicle.com, 16 Aug. 2020
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Wherever the season might go, the runners who braved the steamy conditions of late Tuesday afternoon were ready to make a start -- and, in some cases, a fast finish.
—al, 11 Aug. 2021
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Typically, a pitcher in Ashby's situation might make a start or two in the minor leagues to build up.
—Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2022
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He is expected to make a start next week for the Nationals in place of Strasburg, who has gone on the injured list with a neck strain suffered earlier this week in Atlanta.
—Kevin Cooney, ajc, 6 June 2021
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Oviedo, who has started the second game of three different doubleheaders in his career, became the seventh Cardinal to make a start this season.
—Warren Mayes, Star Tribune, 28 Apr. 2021
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