SET in a Sentence

Learn SET from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
420 example sentences for SET, such as:
1. He wouldn't set eyes on th baby.
2. The news set off a rush of activity.
3. The sun was already up when they set off.
4. As the wind blows, you must set your sail.
5. I didn't know how I was going to set still.
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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 Meanings and Examples of SET
set
 v.  give a fine, sharp edge to a knife or razor
 n.  a unit of play in tennis or squash
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  So she set the little creature down, and felt quite relieved to see it trot away quietly into the wood.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland By Lewis Carroll
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI. Pig and Pepper
2  He wouldn't set eyes on th baby.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
3  Mother said that there was enough trouble and raging in th house to set any child wrong.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
4  When the door closed behind Martha, Colin found Mistress Mary gazing at him as if he had set her wondering.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
5  The sun was beginning to set and sending deep gold-colored rays slanting under the trees when they parted.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVI
6  It is not necessary to set down the rest of the oration.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IV
7  They got scorched out by and by, and drearily set about getting breakfast.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVI
8  He knew what the matter was, and set himself to right it.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXI
9  So they got a crippled pick and a shovel, and set out on their three-mile tramp.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXV
10  Then I set down in a chair by the window and tried to think of something cheerful, but it warn't no use.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER I.
11  So he set down on the ground betwixt me and Tom.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER II.
12  I didn't know how I was going to set still.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER II.
13  I reckoned I couldn't stand it more'n a minute longer, but I set my teeth hard and got ready to try.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER II.
14  So somebody's got to set up all night and never get any sleep, just so as to watch them.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER II.
15  I set down one time back in the woods, and had a long think about it.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER III.
Example Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  The news set off a rush of activity.
2  Family problems in childhood can set the stage for stress in adult life.
3  Tightness in one set of muscles will affect your whole balance.
4  It was the first time I had set foot on African soil.
5  If we all set to, we should be able to finish the job in a week.
6  The agency was set up to police the nuclear power industry.
7  The sun was already up when they set off.
8  The White House is set to announce health-care reforms.
9  The notice was set above the door, and I didn't see it.
10  Investors can apply for a package of shares at a set price.
11  The army has set up checkpoints on all the major roads in the area.
12  Your argument is based on a set of questionable assumptions.
13  The artist drew a set of grid lines over the area to be painted.
14  As the wind blows, you must set your sail.
15  ITV has set its sights on winning a younger and more upmarket audience.