Examples of outset in a Sentence
There have been problems with the project from the outset.
From its very outset, the company has produced the highest quality products.
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.
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Was that written from the outset as a statement of intent to ultimately frame the story as an ever relevant refugee parable?
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Callum McLennan, Variety, 24 Oct. 2025
Their grids of teenage faces are laid out like tract housing—a locus of conformity—and even at the outset, there was hell to pay for going your own way.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
From the outset, physical retail was integral to their vision.
—Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2025
How would del Toro feel if someone on his team suggested using AI to generate something from the outset?
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
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Callum McLennan, Variety, 24 Oct. 2025
Their grids of teenage faces are laid out like tract housing—a locus of conformity—and even at the outset, there was hell to pay for going your own way.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
From the outset, physical retail was integral to their vision.
—Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2025
How would del Toro feel if someone on his team suggested using AI to generate something from the outset?
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for outset
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“Outset.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outset. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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outset
noun
out·set
ˈau̇t-ˌset 
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