set up in (something)

phrasal verb

set up in (something); setting up in (something); sets up in (something)

: to start one's own business

He set up in business after finishing college.

Examples of set up in (something) in a Sentence

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But now there are pop-up brokers who facilitate them, pairing out-of-town brands with local companies, and the commerce has long left the main streets and taken over prime waterfront territory or set up in some of the region’s historic luxury hotels. —Stephanie Krikorian, Curbed, 25 Aug. 2025

This comes after a petition set up in May to force Sullivan and Brady out of the club reached over 10,000 signatures. —Nnamdi Onyeagwara, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025

With camera crews set up in the owner’s suite during the 2023 wild-card matchup against the Green Bay Packers, the camera crews were prepared to end the docuseries on a high note with its perfect Hollywood ending. —Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Aug. 2025

The flood washed away a community kitchen and a security post set up in the village, a pit stop along the pilgrimage route to the Machail Mata temple, said one of the officials, who declined to be named because he was not authorised to speak to the media about the incident. —Reuters, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025