How to Use begin in a Sentence

begin

verb

• I began the quilt last month.
• He plans to begin the project later this week.
• I had just begun eating when the phone rang.
• They will begin construction on the new school soon.
• They both began their careers at the local newspaper.
• I got the job and I begin work on Monday!
• She interrupted as soon as I began to speak.
• She'll begin the lecture at 10.
• Now that I've begun, I'll go on till I finish.
• The university began accepting applications in November.
• Sanchez began drinking as a teenager as a way of coping with severe social anxiety.
  — Daniel Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 15 Dec. 2024
• The truce applies to the entire front and is scheduled to begin at noon Friday and run through Saturday.
  — Niha Masih, Washington Post, 6 Jan. 2023
• The awakening began for Gabriel in Oxford, in May, 2009.
  — Daisy Hildyard, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2024
• Yellen’s Friday letter listed two measures that will begin this month in order to prevent the government from defaulting.
  — Josh Boak, Fortune, 18 Jan. 2023
• After two studio albums, the group disbanded, leaving Verlaine to begin a successful solo career.
  — Vulture, 28 Jan. 2023
• Someone with an overloaded brain can begin to dissociate from their lives and ultimately become removed from their ability to empathize with others, Cook said.
  — Amanda Musa, CNN, 15 Dec. 2024
• The walk starts at 9 a.m. and check-in begins at 7:30 a.m.
  — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2024
• The first round of the NBA playoffs is scheduled to begin on April 15.
  — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 4 Apr. 2023
• And to think, when the game and series began with the highest of Kershaw hopes.
  — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2023
• April Fools' Day is right around the corner, so let the April fools' pranks begin!
  — Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 17 Feb. 2023
• Ready to add new color to your walls but don't know where to begin?
  — Cincinnati Enquirer, The Enquirer, 29 Mar. 2024
• The pair take a hike and the trouble begins as a man tracks them during the journey.
  — Nicole Fell, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Sep. 2024
• When starting with a low dose, begin with just a small amount of delta 8 THC.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 2 Sep. 2023
• The finale begins in the past, with the team arriving back at camp with Javi's frozen corpse.
  — Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 30 May 2023
• The process begins when masses of cold and warm air collide.
  — Alec Luhn, WIRED, 21 Aug. 2024
• The filling and topping will begin to break down over time.
  — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 16 July 2023
• The plot begins when Alexander the Great takes over the country of Sidon and wants to find a local person to run it.
  — James Bash | , oregonlive, 28 July 2023
• As for Stranger Things, the show is set to begin filming season 5 soon.
  — Marissa G. Muller, Peoplemag, 5 May 2023
• And that’s where the real fun begins, Cuban told The Washington Post.
  — Herb Scribner, Washington Post, 9 June 2023
• As Trump’s remarks came up on an hour, some of the crowd began trickling out.
  — Jill Colvin, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 9 Jun 2024