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 22-year-old righthander also became the 12th different pitcher to make a start for Milwaukee through 67 games.
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Rich Rovito, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 June 2024
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
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Rich Rovito, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 June 2024
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
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“Make a start.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20a%20start. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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