make a start

idiom

: to do the first part of something : to begin doing something

—often + on

He arrived home and made a start on fixing dinner.

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The club moved struggling right-hander Adrian Houser to the bullpen and called up top pitching prospect Christian Scott to make a start Saturday against the Tampa Bay Rays. —

Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 5 May 2024 Yamamoto has yet to make a start on less than five-days’ rest. —

Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2024 Jason Davis was the only other pitcher to make a start for Cleveland that year. —

Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 29 July 2023 Cousins' is backdated to June 4. Jason Alexander to make rehab start Right-hander Jason Alexander, who did yeoman's work in making 11 starts for the Brewers last year but hasn't pitched this year with a shoulder issue, was slated to make a start Friday night with the Arizona Complex League team. —

Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 9 June 2023 See all Example Sentences for make a start

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