Commencing has 3 syllables and the stress is on the second syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | A baby was flung out of its mother's arms when a plane hit severe turbulence while commencing its descent prior to landing. | |
| 2. | The surgeon scrubbed thoroughly up to his elbows before commencing surgery. | |
| 3. | Of those men who have overturned the liberties of republics, the greatest number have begun their career by paying an obsequious court to the people; commencing demagogues, and ending tyrants. |