How to Use start over in a Sentence

start over

verb
  • If the board decides to start over, the process could take months.
    — Diane Webber, NPR, 25 May 2024
  • And maybe the deal needs to start over from the very beginning.
    — ABC News, 6 Apr. 2025
  • Now, the process will have to start over from the beginning.
    — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 June 2025
  • They’ve been issued an edict by the fans to clean house and start over.
    — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 8 Dec. 2024
  • The back of the truck also opens so kids can dump the contents out and start over.
    — Katrina Cossey, Parents, 7 May 2024
  • Instead, the rule is on hold while the Bureau starts over.
    — Aj Dhaliwal, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • The urge to start over, strip it all back, and reclaim control.
    — Sophie Meharenna, Allure, 2 July 2025
  • Now, with Lewis and Hunt on board, Zavala’s chances of starting over the next few years are slim.
    — Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 15 May 2024
  • If this is the case, start over to confirm your outcome.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2023
  • Those who had insurance came in to shop and start over.
    — Angela Velasquez, WWD, 2 Aug. 2024
  • Coming back from Tommy John surgery is full of fits and starts over the course of at least a year.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 July 2025
  • The two get the party started over thumping club drums and spacey synths.
    — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 5 June 2025
  • So tear it down to the studs and start over with hopes that the next collection can do better.
    — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 2 Aug. 2025
  • Williams has also missed nine starts over the past two seasons.
    — Vic Tafur, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
  • Williams also has missed nine starts over the past two seasons.
    — Matt Barrows, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
  • Others do not have the financial means to leave and start over.
    — Lynsey Addario Megan Specia, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2024
  • Luckily for the Bulls, this is a strong draft to start over at center.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 24 June 2025
  • Not bad at all for a group that had to start over from scratch during the pandemic.
    — Charles Moss, SPIN, 17 Oct. 2024
  • And when that happens, the cycle of complaints about kids might well start over again.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 19 Sep. 2024
  • The only real solution is to nuke the whole thing and start over from scratch.
    — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Like in Stardew Valley, she’s left her old life behind to start over on a (very bare) farm.
    — Sarah Felbin, SELF, 31 Dec. 2024
  • This helps triggers the domino effect and the whole thing starts over for a few seconds.
    — Shaye Baker, Field & Stream, 6 June 2024
  • Brie’s day starts over breakfast with Mike and her parents.
    — Sara Netzley, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
  • In fact, Darvish has posted such a game every 5.5 starts over the past four seasons.
    — Kevin Acee, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
  • His slow start over, his scorching-hot bat has shown no signs of cooling off.
    — Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Jake’s someone that at times has played heavy minutes and has started over 30 games for us.
    — Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 19 Mar. 2026
  • She’s not torn back down to nothing and made to start over as if those two seasons, told 10 years apart, never happened.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Within a year, the damage forced her mother to cut it off and start over.
    — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Notched 40 starts over the past four seasons with the Chargers — 19 at left tackle and 21 at right guard.
    — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Campbell appeared in 65 games with three starts over five seasons in Miami.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2026

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