How to Use beginning in a Sentence

beginning

1 of 2 noun
  • Go back to the beginning of the song.
  • We were late, so we missed the beginning of the movie.
  • The changes that have been made so far are just the beginning. There are many more changes still to come.
  • He came from humble beginnings.
  • The goal is to have the beginnings of those two programs in place by Sept. 1.
    Jaimie Ding, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2023
  • And that was the beginning of that, the unpacking of Sam.
    K.j. Yossman, Variety, 26 June 2023
  • Frossard said that plan was a no-go from the beginning.
    Luke Ranker, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Apr. 2024
  • Which didn’t go very well at the beginning of the season.
    Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 14 Feb. 2024
  • That wig, the one Efron wears at the beginning of the film when Kevin is younger, is shorter.
    Kirbie Johnson, Allure, 22 Dec. 2023
  • There, death comes to an end, and life finds a new beginning.
    Jaden Thompson, Variety, 6 Sep. 2023
  • The rest of our date was the beginning of our life together.
    Rosa Cesaretti, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2023
  • The beginning of Pride Month on June 1 has only brought that further to the fore.
    Bychristiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 14 June 2023
  • There was an attempt at recording with the Hawks at the beginning of the process of the Blonde on Blonde album.
    Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2023
  • The misplay put left-hander Tarik Skubal in a bind from the beginning.
    Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 12 Aug. 2023
  • Since the beginning of Swift’s career, I’ve been hooked.
    Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 27 June 2023
  • Yet what is cringe but the beginning of self-knowledge?
    Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2024
  • From the very beginning, Metroid has been about feeling alone.
    Brandon Widder, The Verge, 14 June 2023
  • At the beginning of the film, only three are present around the kitchen table: Kevin and his brothers David and Michael.
    Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2023
  • One of the most alluring traits of any Ferrari is that since the beginning they’ve been built to go fast.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 10 Apr. 2024
  • Holi is a celebration of the end of winter and the beginning of spring.
    Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 26 May 2023
  • And that was also one of the very apparent challenges of this movie right from the beginning.
    Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2023
  • This was the beginning of the season, so the actors hadn’t started working yet.
    Demetrius Patterson, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Oct. 2023
  • The season start in mid-August and run to the beginning of October.
    Will Brantley, Field & Stream, 1 June 2023
  • At the beginning of the year, there were eight anti-DEI laws in effect throughout the country.
    Jolene Almendarez, The Enquirer, 2 Apr. 2024
  • At the beginning of the trial, none of them meditated more than once a week.
    Kristen Fischer, Health, 9 Dec. 2023
  • The outpouring of help and support at the beginning has dwindled to a trickle.
    Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2023
  • But species is just the beginning of decoding the label.
    Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 8 Jan. 2024
  • The book’s final running sentence is thought to line up with the opening sentence on the first page, so the club started the book from the beginning.
    Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Since 2019, Bonds has opened a new box of Wahl clippers for Mahomes at the beginning of each season.
    Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2024
  • The online poll opened at the beginning of April for Arizona residents to vote for their favorite license plate design and the winner will be announced on Saturday, April 20.
    Brenna Gauchat, The Arizona Republic, 12 Apr. 2024
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beginning

2 of 2 adjective
  • There from day one From the very beginning, common marmoset dads are there to help.
    Bridget E. Hamilton, National Geographic, 16 June 2020
  • This method jump-starts the development of the dish, infusing big flavor from the very beginning stages.
    Marianne Williams, Southern Living, 12 June 2023
  • Abdin would often commend her on her patience and strength during the beginning weeks of the summer, which sparked a friendship between the two.
    Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 19 Apr. 2023
  • This year, the same core four returns, however, Glendale coach Anthony Mohr has seven beginning golfers added to the team that will help build the future of the program.
    Glendale News-Press, 4 Sep. 2019
  • The very beginning stages of this development have begun.
    Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2023
  • Tuesday’s report date for Chiefs quarterbacks and rookies is a beginning step in the team's title defense quest.
    Tyler Dragon, USA TODAY, 19 July 2023
  • At the very beginning stages of our company, nobody had a lot of experience doing this.
    Tasha Robinson, The Verge, 8 June 2018
  • Involving your makeup artist and hair stylist from the very beginning stages of the wedding planning process is a good way to ensure cohesiveness.
    Meg Storm, Town & Country, 4 Oct. 2016
  • Regarded as a beginning step in the proper direction, the Pacer is as encouraging an offering as Detroit has produced in some time.
    William Jeanes, Car and Driver, 22 Apr. 2023
  • In San Marino, conversational Mandarin is offered for adults at the beginning and intermediate levels for $220 a semester.
    Jeong Park, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2023
  • There from day one From the very beginning, common marmoset dads are there to help.
    Bridget E. Hamilton, National Geographic, 16 June 2020
  • This method jump-starts the development of the dish, infusing big flavor from the very beginning stages.
    Marianne Williams, Southern Living, 12 June 2023
  • Abdin would often commend her on her patience and strength during the beginning weeks of the summer, which sparked a friendship between the two.
    Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 19 Apr. 2023
  • This year, the same core four returns, however, Glendale coach Anthony Mohr has seven beginning golfers added to the team that will help build the future of the program.
    Glendale News-Press, 4 Sep. 2019
  • The very beginning stages of this development have begun.
    Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2023
  • Tuesday’s report date for Chiefs quarterbacks and rookies is a beginning step in the team's title defense quest.
    Tyler Dragon, USA TODAY, 19 July 2023
  • At the very beginning stages of our company, nobody had a lot of experience doing this.
    Tasha Robinson, The Verge, 8 June 2018
  • Involving your makeup artist and hair stylist from the very beginning stages of the wedding planning process is a good way to ensure cohesiveness.
    Meg Storm, Town & Country, 4 Oct. 2016
  • Regarded as a beginning step in the proper direction, the Pacer is as encouraging an offering as Detroit has produced in some time.
    William Jeanes, Car and Driver, 22 Apr. 2023
  • In San Marino, conversational Mandarin is offered for adults at the beginning and intermediate levels for $220 a semester.
    Jeong Park, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2023

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