Examples of set about in a Sentence
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Only in 2012 did the legislature set about toughening up the accountability regime.
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Rachel Canter, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2026
In 2023, the couple, who have long-term talent visas, bought the three-story building and set about transforming it.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026
The now 36-year-old Dane, who made his fortune as an early investor in Joe & the Juice, and his partner Emilie Green Novél set about converting the former village marketplace into a hotel where 18 rooms frame a courtyard.
—Selina Denman, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Mar. 2026
Arriving at a particular set of Oslo dorms in the belief the Bike Courier Killer is going to strike there for the fourth time, the police set about waiting for him — or her — to appear.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 27 Mar. 2026
The high also tied Kansas City’s warmest March temperature on record, first set about a week earlier on March 21, according to the weather service.
—Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2026
Wilson has set about buttressing football operations.
—Chris Waugh, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Tennessee also traded for Franklin-Myers' former Jets teammate Jermaine Johnson a week ago, and Johnson's set about not-so-subtly recruiting Franklin-Myers on Twitter since.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 9 Mar. 2026
In a report released yesterday afternoon, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) set about calculating the loss to the Treasury resulting from the IEEPA ruling.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
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Rachel Canter, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2026
In 2023, the couple, who have long-term talent visas, bought the three-story building and set about transforming it.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026
The now 36-year-old Dane, who made his fortune as an early investor in Joe & the Juice, and his partner Emilie Green Novél set about converting the former village marketplace into a hotel where 18 rooms frame a courtyard.
—Selina Denman, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Mar. 2026
Arriving at a particular set of Oslo dorms in the belief the Bike Courier Killer is going to strike there for the fourth time, the police set about waiting for him — or her — to appear.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 27 Mar. 2026
The high also tied Kansas City’s warmest March temperature on record, first set about a week earlier on March 21, according to the weather service.
—Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2026
Wilson has set about buttressing football operations.
—Chris Waugh, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Tennessee also traded for Franklin-Myers' former Jets teammate Jermaine Johnson a week ago, and Johnson's set about not-so-subtly recruiting Franklin-Myers on Twitter since.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 9 Mar. 2026
In a report released yesterday afternoon, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) set about calculating the loss to the Treasury resulting from the IEEPA ruling.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
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“Set about.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/set%20about. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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