How to Use kick-start in a Sentence

kick-start

verb
  • This round of the menu was kick-started with the bread course.
    — Chelsea Davis, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
  • Ahead, find some of the best clothing care tips to kick-start spring.
    — Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 9 May 2024
  • The Olympics can kick-start projects that have sat dormant on a city’s to-do list.
    — Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2024
  • That's a 20-to-1 payout to kick-start your bankroll in the coming days.
    — Tim Van Straten, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Ohio State did not take too kindly to the move and the brawl kick-started.
    — Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 1 Dec. 2024
  • Lyon then turned the key and tried to kick-start the ancient machine to life.
    — Steve Appleford, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2024
  • But isn’t Bondi the one who is supposed to end the weaponization, not kick-start it?
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 23 Apr. 2025
  • Could lower rates kick-start the blockchain's next big moment in 2025?
    — Tomer Warschauer Nuni, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
  • The state did not comply with the order, which kick-started the issue.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2025
  • Passage of the package is crucial to kick-starting the process.
    — Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 26 Feb. 2025
  • Or trade him in the next seven weeks and get something in return to kick-start the retool.
    — Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
  • Or trade him in the next seven weeks and get something in return to kick-start the retool.
    — Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
  • His father helped kick-start Martin’s path to the majors.
    — Varun Shankar, BostonGlobe.com, 15 June 2023
  • The 18 Bakeries in Paris A few of our favorites to kick-start your sweet adventures.
    — Paris Wilson, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 July 2024
  • The 18 Bakeries in Paris A few of our favorites to kick-start your sweet adventures.
    — Paris Wilson, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Apr. 2024
  • SpaceX’s goal is to use these missions to kick-start its own era of human spaceflight.
    — Jonathan O’Callaghan, WIRED, 10 Sep. 2024
  • Plus, with the holidays right around the corner, now is the perfect time to kick-start your gift shopping.
    — Amber Love Bond, Travel + Leisure, 23 Nov. 2024
  • Channing Collins kick-started the Lake Ridge bats with a solo home run leading off the bottom of the third.
    — Greg Riddle, Dallas News, 5 May 2023
  • To kick-start puberty and calm the haters, Ritchson threw himself into the gym.
    — Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Apr. 2024
  • The idea is to identify actions that will kick-start your learning in a way that’s easy to add into your day.
    — Helen Tupper sarah Ellis, Harvard Business Review, 9 Sep. 2024
  • Fill your plate with more fruits and vegetables, whole grains and beans, and kick-start your day with a high-fiber cereal.
    — Women's Health, 12 Apr. 2023
  • Neither runner wound up scoring, and the Giants won the game in extra innings to kick-start a four-game sweep.
    — Dan Brown, The Mercury News, 18 June 2024
  • Mr Stone’s discovery kick-started one of the most heart-wrenching puzzles in the world of horse racing.
    — Grrlscientist, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • What's next: The vote kick-starts the full design process for the project, which will include community input.
    — Mike D'onofrio, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Eleven years after her prison time, Justin Bieber helped kick-start her reinvention.
    — Ana Calderone, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024
  • White kick-started the rally with a 3-pointer that put the Celtics back ahead, then drew a charge on Banchero to put the Magic star in early foul trouble.
    — Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 26 Apr. 2025
  • Last March, celebs stepped out in colorful sneakers to kick-start spring fashion.
    — Kelsey Fredricks, People.com, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Last March, celebs stepped out in colorful sneakers to kick-start spring fashion.
    — Kelsey Fredricks, People.com, 7 Mar. 2025
  • His film, winner of three Oscars, kick-started a crop of American movies filmed in Rome.
    — Deanna Janes, Harper's BAZAAR, 12 Apr. 2023
  • As a teenager in the city, Ms. Ventura met Ryan Leslie, an up-and-coming singer, producer and songwriter who would kick-start her recording career.
    — Joe Coscarelli, New York Times, 13 May 2025

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