How to Use "Beginning" with Example Sentences

beginning (n): the start of something

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Used with adjectives:

"We're hoping for a new beginning in this city."
(new)

"The sun signaled a promising beginning to the day."
(promising, hopeful)

Used with verbs:

"We didn't see the beginning of the speech."
(see, witness, hear)

"Their engagement marked a new beginning of their lives."
(marked, signaled, signified)

"Her divorce symbolized a new beginning in her life."
(symbolized, represented, indicated)

"Can we trace the very beginning of the English language?"
(trace)

Used with prepositions:

"Can you tell me the story from the beginning?"
(from)

"I'll start a new job at the beginning of the month."
(at)

"In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth."
(in)