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.
• 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
• Under this light/dark regime, the bracts begin to turn color.
  — Janet B. Carson, arkansasonline.com, 2 Dec. 2024
• How long to fast for autophagy to begin is up for debate.
  — Erica Sweeney, Men's Health, 31 Mar. 2023
• At the same time, fashion was beginning to ditch the parasol in favor of a sun-baked look.
  — Kyndall Cunningham, Vox, 22 June 2024
• The monthly number is the highest since records began in 1988.
  — Laura He, CNN, 5 May 2023
• That’s a bonus for a team that began the season expecting to pick somewhere around 20th overall.
  — Phil Rogers, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
• After four days, most food stored in the fridge begins to develop spoilage bacteria, which causes food to develop a bad smell or taste.
  — Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 9 Jun 2024