How to Use false start in a Sentence

false start

noun

• If someone makes a false start, the race is immediately stopped and the runners have to start again.
• After several false starts, the researchers were finally able to identify the virus causing the epidemic.
• The aforementioned false start leads a lap for him and the whole offense.
  — Albert Breer, SI.com, 7 June 2018
• So many false starts, so many rejections, doubts and frustrations often come along the way.
  — Vanessa Hua, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Apr. 2018
• The history of technology, after all, is full of false starts.
  — Aarian Marshall, WIRED, 24 May 2018
• The sophomore, the favorite to win the 100, was disqualified for a false start.
  — Mark Stewart, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1 June 2018
• Just before the ball was snapped, an object was thrown onto the field from the stands which caused the offensive line to jump resulting in a false start.
  — Corey Elliot, Indianapolis Star, 2 June 2018
• That pattern has left investors debating whether this latest surge marks a new phase in the recovery or the latest in a series of false starts.
  — Daniel Kruger, WSJ, 24 Apr. 2018
• The recent history of Silver Lane has been characterized by high hopes and false starts.
  — Jesse Leavenworth, Courant Community, 8 June 2018
• After years of false starts, offshore wind power is finally coming to Massachusetts.
  — Jon Chesto, BostonGlobe.com, 23 May 2018
• After a few false starts at regulation, the city eventually capped the number of cabs, creating the modern-day taxi-medallion system.
  — Jessica Pressler, Daily Intelligencer, 15 May 2018
• In the 100 meters, Killebrew overcame what might have been an uncalled false start by Kokomo sophomore Tionna Brown.
  — David Woods, Indianapolis Star, 1 June 2018
• But after a rare false start by one of their best swimmers, their 200-yard freestyle team was disqualified, opening the door for Austin Westlake to claim the championship.
  — Jason McDaniel, Houston Chronicle, 9 June 2018
• After six years of false starts, the developer behind downtown Delray’s Atlantic Crossing will begin building it.
  — Marci Shatzman, Sun-Sentinel.com, 10 May 2018
• On third and 7, the Ducks are whistled for a false start.
  — oregonlive, 11 Sep. 2021
• He was flagged once in the first quarter for a false start.
  — Amie Just | Staff Writer, NOLA.com, 11 Jan. 2021
• But the renaming of the Clear Creek gate proved to be a false start.
  — Sig Christenson, San Antonio Express-News, 17 Apr. 2023
• Trigg’s false start changed the distance and forced Ole Miss to punt.
  — Mark Heim | [e-mail], al, 1 Oct. 2022
• Fair or not, Michael Dunn was flagged for that false start.
  — Terry Pluto, cleveland, 24 Oct. 2022
• The offense’s first snap was a false start by Trent Brown.
  — Mark Daniels, USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2022
• But in view of the bad blood and false starts of the past 12 months, neither seems likely in the short term.
  — Chris Bryant | Bloomberg, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2019
• The first Cleveland penalty of the game was when Wills was flagged for a false start.
  — Terry Pluto, cleveland, 3 Oct. 2021
• In the next series, Holden was flagged for a false start.
  — Jim Ayello, USA TODAY, 20 Aug. 2021
• His false start prompted the team to settle for a field goal.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 27 Sep. 2021
• The other was for a false start in the third quarter, though the Aztecs went on to score a touchdown on the drive.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Nov. 2022
• Then came a false start from Atwell, and just like that, Louisville was facing a first-and-24.
  — Cameron Teague Robinson, The Courier-Journal, 6 Aug. 2020
• The offensive line was flagged a few times for false starts.
  — Jeff McLane, Philly.com, 13 June 2018
• The Razorbacks had their offense on the field on 4th and 1 but drew a false start.
  — Jason Yates, Arkansas Online, 21 Nov. 2020
• His first play of the 11-on-11 period drew a false start flag on tackle Josh Jones.
  — Taylor Lyons, Baltimore Sun, 24 July 2024
• Nabers, for example, had a bad drop in his first practice on Wednesday and a false start penalty on Thursday.
  — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 26 July 2024

Last Updated: 10 Dec 2024