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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In reality, the wheels were falling off the defense almost from the outset.
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Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
That was the goal set out by Prime Minister Netanyahu from the outset, that Hamas is disarmed, that Gaza is de-radicalized and demilitarized.
—Caitlin McFall, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Buffett preferred situations where capital allocation was clear from the outset — PetroChina with its dividend policy, Apple with its buyback strategy.
—Big Think, 7 Oct. 2025
While declaring a tie for now is admittedly unexciting, the fact that this race is too close to call from the outset is a good thing.
—PC Magazine, 3 Oct. 2025
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Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
That was the goal set out by Prime Minister Netanyahu from the outset, that Hamas is disarmed, that Gaza is de-radicalized and demilitarized.
—Caitlin McFall, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Buffett preferred situations where capital allocation was clear from the outset — PetroChina with its dividend policy, Apple with its buyback strategy.
—Big Think, 7 Oct. 2025
While declaring a tie for now is admittedly unexciting, the fact that this race is too close to call from the outset is a good thing.
—PC Magazine, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Outset.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outset. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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outset
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out·set
ˈau̇t-ˌset 
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