How to Use from start to finish in a Sentence

from start to finish

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  • So a general rule of thumb is to plan for a minimum of two years from start to finish.
    Julia Mitchem, Architectural Digest, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Chicken will be ready in under 30 minutes from start to finish.
    Phoebe Evans, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2024
  • These beads varied in size, creating a gradual progression from start to finish.
    Stixx Mathews, Essence, 30 Sep. 2024
  • In Detroit, Glasgow has only played a single position from start to finish in one of his previous five seasons.
    Joe Guillen, Axios, 30 Sep. 2024
  • The Bruins led most of the way and controlled the game from start to finish.
    Jill Painter Lopez, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2024
  • Each car took about 17 days to build from start to finish.
    Sean Evans, Robb Report, 6 Apr. 2024
  • Our first piece of advice: Read the recipe from start to finish.
    Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 13 Mar. 2024
  • There’s no team out there that has their full team from start to finish.
    Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 25 July 2023
  • In the Big 12, Drew said the Bears need to be firing on all cylinders from start to finish.
    Michael Haag, Dallas News, 30 Dec. 2022
  • With Speak No Evil, that's more or less the entirety of the film from start to finish.
    Megan McCluskey, TIME, 13 Sep. 2024
  • The play was cast, rehearsed, and produced in three weeks from start to finish.
    Alena Naiden, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Live-bands, DJs, cheer squads and fans line the streets of downtown San Jose from start to finish during the run.
    Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 30 June 2024
  • Lots of great and catchy hooks – a really fun ride from start to finish.
    Ron Hart, SPIN, 1 Apr. 2023
  • This is one of the last albums of the rock era that masses of people listened to from start to finish.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2024
  • In the video, Rosé belts along to the ten-minute track from start to finish, nailing every single lyric.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 7 Feb. 2024
  • The tour that extends to 2024 makes a two-day stop in Los Angeles with a show to rock from start to finish.
    Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Minus the hard-boiling, the whole thing took five minutes from start to finish and left me with just one bowl to clean.
    Audrey Bruno, SELF, 3 May 2024
  • The process of buying the West Town house, Tang’s fifth home purchase, took only a few weeks from start to finish.
    Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 31 July 2024
  • City planners have said for years the project is likely to take between 18 and 24 months from start to finish.
    Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 4 June 2024
  • The Frogs led from start to finish and secured their ninth Big 12 Conference play win of the season.
    Dallas News, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Throughout the clip, Miranda shares the process of making one of the chocolatey desserts from start to finish.
    Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Riders can expect a 12-minute ride from start to finish.
    Jasmine Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2024
  • The Bengals absolutely owned the Bills from start to finish in their house.
    Jason Williams, The Enquirer, 27 Jan. 2023
  • Empower team members to take pride in their work and own their tasks from start to finish.
    Liz Haberberger, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
  • Typically, the parade will run about five to six hours from start to finish, with a start time of 11 a.m. 2.
    Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 15 Mar. 2023
  • How long did the recipe take you from start to finish? Substitutions.
    Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 31 May 2023
  • What Barbie is, however, from start to finish, is a clever and well thought out satire.
    Evan Romano, Men's Health, 25 July 2023
  • Review the travel process in detail, from start to finish.
    Diane Adreon, Ed.d. and Meaghan Parlade, Ph.d., Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Each of the 5,300 bagels made weekly involve a days-long process from start to finish and sell out within a few hours of opening.
    The Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appétit, 27 June 2023
  • The clinic strives to make sure the clients are well taken care of and comfortable during the entire process, from start to finish.
    Tyler Shepherd, The Courier-Journal, 28 Sep. 2024

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