set the stage

phrase

: to provide the basis or background

this trend will set the stage for higher earnings

Examples of set the stage in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The decision prompted Yolo Superior Court Judge Samuel McAdam to declare a mistrial, setting the stage for a second trial. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026

The achievement of building a quantum heat engine sets the stage to build an entire autonomous heat engine that can perform jobs like reading qubits without using microwave pulses from temperatures near absolute zero to room temperature. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 13 July 2026

Warner dramatically reduced its own debt after slashing budgets, but is still tens of billions of dollars in the red, which helped set the stage for Paramount's unsolicited bid. — David Folkenflik, NPR, 13 July 2026

Steady effort sets the stage for bigger wins without needing a big performance. — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 10 July 2026

Rhymes for set the stage

• disengage
• interstage
• macrophage
• multistage
• age
• gauge
• phage
• plage
• rage
• wage
• alienage
• assuage