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Contrast: By contrast, the second study measured long-term retention rather than immediate recall.
8 Sentence Starter Examples
Use these examples to study structure, specificity, tone, and variation. They are demonstrations—not claims about a real person or organization unless the example itself makes that explicit.
Before you copy
What to notice in the examples
Strong sentence starters clarify the relationship to surrounding ideas and vary naturally with purpose; they do not rely on a memorized list of transitions that forces every sentence into the same rhythm.
- Choose the relationship the new sentence needs to express.
- Use a direct subject opening when no transition is necessary.
- Use a transition, dependent clause, prepositional phrase, or framing phrase when it adds real guidance.
- Vary openings across a paragraph without making variation an end in itself.
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Time: After the final interview, the panel compared notes before scoring candidates.
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Condition: If the data source changes, rerun the validation before publishing the dashboard.
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Direct subject: The revised policy applies only to new accounts.
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Emphasis: Most importantly, the new workflow makes ownership visible before work begins.
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Example: For instance, a support article can answer the exact setup question before describing advanced options.
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Qualification: In most cases, the shorter sentence is clearer.
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Scene opening: At the far end of the platform, a suitcase stood alone beneath the departure board.
Keep the underlying decision or pattern, then replace the subject, evidence, relationship, constraints, and tone with details that belong to your situation. If your final line still works after swapping only one noun, it may be too close to the example.