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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a game started" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate that a game has begun or commenced, often in a narrative or descriptive context.
Example: "As the clock struck seven, a game started, filling the room with excitement and anticipation."
Alternatives: "a game has begun" or "a game commenced".
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A game started at six.
Yet a game started on a Wii cannot be continued on a DS on the way to work or school.
It was the first time in N.F.L. history a game started with back-to-back returns for touchdowns.
The Mets had a chance to win a game started by Pedro Martinez, the best pitcher in the American League.
The Giants have not lost a game started by Zito since Aug. 2. "You've got to be professional and you can't pout," Zito said of his struggles.
They had just suffered a three-game sweep by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, obliterated again tonight, 11-3, in a game started by their ace, Roger Clemens.
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But, once a game starts, that all goes away.
Orlando Hernandez has a familiar pose whenever a game starts to crumble around him.
When a game starts sliding away from a team, it can landslide.
Much of managing a game starts for Indiana on defensive transition.
And before a game starts, Billups is introduced as the Thrill from Park Hill.
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