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.
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.
Search Quotes from Classic Book Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen |
Meanings and Examples of SET
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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.
2 He wouldn't set eyes on th baby.
3 Mother said that there was enough trouble and raging in th house to set any child wrong.
4 When the door closed behind Martha, Colin found Mistress Mary gazing at him as if he had set her wondering.
5 The sun was beginning to set and sending deep gold-colored rays slanting under the trees when they parted.
6 It is not necessary to set down the rest of the oration.
7 They got scorched out by and by, and drearily set about getting breakfast.
8 He knew what the matter was, and set himself to right it.
9 So they got a crippled pick and a shovel, and set out on their three-mile tramp.
10 Then I set down in a chair by the window and tried to think of something cheerful, but it warn't no use.
11 So he set down on the ground betwixt me and Tom.
12 I didn't know how I was going to set still.
13 I reckoned I couldn't stand it more'n a minute longer, but I set my teeth hard and got ready to try.
14 So somebody's got to set up all night and never get any sleep, just so as to watch them.
15 I set down one time back in the woods, and had a long think about it.
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.