set an example

phrase

: to behave in a way that shows other people how to behave

It's up to you to set an example.

Examples of set an example in a Sentence

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Model The Behavior From The Top Leaders need to set an example by being active on social media themselves. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Leave it to Dolly to set an example of compassion, generosity, and hope. — Molly Burford, Southern Living, 3 Apr. 2026

There’s also Ohtani, the organizational face who, like Kershaw, set an example through a meticulous and regimented routine. — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026

At a ceremony in the Acropolis Museum to mark the return of the fragment, Wiger-Angner expressed the hope that her gesture would set an example. — James Romm, The New York Review of Books, 19 Mar. 2026

Rhymes for set an example

• hippocampal
• ample
• sample
• trample
• counterexample
• subsample