set an example
idiom
: to behave in a way that shows other people how to behave
It's up to you to set an example.
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Their father set an example for both of them.
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Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
Professional pickleball athletes could also set an example by wearing goggles.
—NPR, 21 Oct. 2025
Florian Heubrander, executive vice president commercial textiles at Lenzing Group, said the three-way collaboration could set an example of the type of partnership the industry needs to participate in to make recycled and next-generation materials scalable.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 14 Oct. 2025
So the judges were kind of trying to set an example.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 11 Oct. 2025
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Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
Professional pickleball athletes could also set an example by wearing goggles.
—NPR, 21 Oct. 2025
Florian Heubrander, executive vice president commercial textiles at Lenzing Group, said the three-way collaboration could set an example of the type of partnership the industry needs to participate in to make recycled and next-generation materials scalable.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 14 Oct. 2025
So the judges were kind of trying to set an example.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 11 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for set an example
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“Set an example.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/set%20an%20example. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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