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Example sentences for "once started"

  • The whole party at once started out, two of them taking shovels, and the rest brooms that they had made during the long hours of their confinement.

  • On landing, Hunting Dog had at once started in search of drift-wood, and by this time a fire was blazing.

  • The chief said a word or two to a boy standing near, and he with four or five others at once started up the valley, and in a few minutes returned with a drove of Indian ponies.

  • The chief nodded his approval of the plan, and Tom and the three miners at once started, taking the pack-horses with them.

  • Lord Charles Beresford at once started up the river in a small steamer to rescue Sir Charles Wilson's party.

  • He at once started off at the top of his speed, and at a turn of the lane he came upon a group of two tramps and two frightened ladies.

  • A few minutes later he was sound asleep, and did not wake once until he was roused by the Arabs stirring; they untied his feet, and at once started on their way.

  • Will of course expressed his willingness to go, and they at once started in the gig.

  • The news came, however, that a part of the French fleet had broken out of Toulon, and Lord Hood at once started in pursuit, leaving Nelson to conduct the operations.

  • A well-appointed vehicle with a pair of fine horses was waiting for them, and as soon as they were seated they at once started inland.

  • Pipers Dall and Wilson at once started playing, and in spite of the noise of shell fire all round them, they succeeded in rallying the men, and in leading an attack which proved to be irresistible.

  • M'Kay at once started playing "Caber Feidh," and continued to do so for some time.

  • There was an exclamation of anger from Mott who doubtless had become somewhat sensitive to the frequent references to his favorite expression of the day, but he made no protest and the two boys at once started up the track.

  • At the station no students were seen, and the trio at once started up the street toward the college.

  • Mott lurched out of the cab, and the driver, at Foster's word, at once started on and neither of the boys glanced behind to see how it fared with the intoxicated sophomore.

  • So a new building was at once started, rushed and completed, in almost record time.

  • Indeed, once started it was difficult to hold them back.

  • Again, with the same team I once started to Amarillo, being half a day ahead of the steer herd.

  • I was off the ranch at the time, but one of my partners at once started on the trail with three of the men.

  • Dick did so, and Murad at once started at a gentle canter.

  • He took up the reins again, and the horse at once started forward.

  • Then the heads of the two columns at once started to fight their way along the ramparts.

  • George made no reply, and the boys at once started.

  • Ethan received the rods with a grunt, which was not expressive of high admiration for their outfit, and the boys at once started up the street to secure their breakfast.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "once started" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    evident principles; had ceased; hospital practice; largely grown; naval service; once agreed; once apparent; once before; once began; once for; once found; once more; once proceeded; once recognised; once said; once sent; once started; once turned; once went; once wrote; prosecuting attorney; state courts; takes post; twenty grains; would call; you ain