At the local track meet, the sprinters practiced several standing starts before the race.

During the spring count, the researchers recorded several jackrabbit starts near the canyon.

The mechanic checked the pull starts on all the lawn mowers before the race.

During testing, the engineers recorded several recoil starts that required recalibrating the firing mechanism.

The biologist measured the growth rate of the down starts on the hatchlings each week.

The mechanics recorded several hard starts during diagnostics on the delivery trucks.

At the regatta, the mass starts caused a chaotic sprint to the finish as dozens of boats jostled for position.

The mayor condemned the slogan 'when the looting starts, the shooting starts' as an unjustified call for lethal force.

Her proposal starts the ball rolling, and soon everyone was contributing ideas.

When our battery died on the country road, we had to push-start the car to get home.