OUTSET in a Sentence

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For OUTSET, below is one of 16 sentences:
For the greatness of the undertaking quickly daunts them, and so obstructs their advance they break down at the very outset.

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 Meanings and Examples of OUTSET
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outset
 n.  beginning; start; origin; time at which something is supposed to begin
Classic Sentence:
1  But at the outset she perceived a subtle resistance to her efforts.
House of Mirth By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: Chapter 12
2  But at the very outset of Gerty's campaign this vision of the green-and-white shop had been dispelled.
House of Mirth By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: Chapter 10
3  Finally: It was stated at the outset, that this system would not be here, and at once, perfected.
Moby Dick By Herman Melville
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 32. Cetology.
4  'It's not of him I want to hear; I've heard enough of him,' said the stranger, stopping Mr. Bumble in the outset of a tirade on the subject of poor Oliver's vices.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXVII
5  Should it prove to be an interesting case, you would, I am sure, wish to follow it from the outset.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In VIII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SPECKLED BAND
6  It hinged from the outset upon the pince-nez.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In X. THE ADVENTURE OF THE GOLDEN PINCE-NEZ
7  But at the outset it seemed necessary to be on guard against the other two.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXV
8  Albert remarked this, expressing his fears lest, at the outset, the Parisian mode of life should displease the traveller in the most essential point.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 40. The Breakfast.
9  And what he might have done he knew not how to do, and so was ruined at the very outset.
Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius By Niccolo Machiavelli
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER XL.
10  For the greatness of the undertaking quickly daunts them, and so obstructs their advance they break down at the very outset.
Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius By Niccolo Machiavelli
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER LV.
11  Then the cake and ice cost more than Amy expected, so did the wagon, and various other expenses, which seemed trifling at the outset, counted up rather alarmingly afterward.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX
Example Sentence:
1  At the outset of her career she was full of optimism but not now.
2  Certain problems were apparent from the outset.
3  Decide at the outset what kind of learning programme you want to follow.
4  I warned you at the outset not to trust him, and you wouldn't listen to me.
5  At the outset of the November 16 meeting, I will provide some comment on.