Definition of Onset

at the start of something

Examples of Onset in a sentence

Arguments plagued the adult children about what to do with the matriarch of the family due to her onset of dementia.  🔊

When Tyler’s voice cracked for the first time, his mother knew that this was the onset of puberty for her son.  🔊

Being overweight and continuing to eat fatty foods resulted in Martha’s doctor preparing her for the onset of diabetes.  🔊

Feeling strong contractions revealed to the pregnant woman that she was in the onset of labor.  🔊

During the onset of the Civil War, the country was already experiencing such discord between the free and slave states.  🔊

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