set an example
Definition of set an example
: 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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: to cause to sit : place in or on a seat
: to put (a fowl) on eggs to hatch them
: to put (eggs) for hatching under a fowl or into an incubator
: the act or action of setting
: the condition of being set
: a number of things of the same kind that belong or are used together
: intent, determined
: intentional, premeditated
: fixed by authority or appointment : prescribed, specified
: one that serves as a pattern to be imitated or not to be imitated
: a punishment inflicted on someone as a warning to others
: an individual so punished
: to serve as an example of
: to be or set an example to
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