How to Use set down in a Sentence

set down

verb

• The rain had eased by the time we were set down at the turn.
  — Esther Freud, The New Yorker, 20 Sep. 2021
• If the past policies set down by the School Board worked, why hasn’t this changed?
  — Anchorage Daily News, 17 Mar. 2022
• After the coffin has been set down in the square, a book of the Gospels will be placed on top of it.
  — Rachel Treisman, NPR, 25 Apr. 2025
• Jostling for hours through the night, Cody’s helicopter set down in Afghanistan at 3:45 a.m.
  — Thomas Curwen Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2021
• The chopper swoops through the clear blue sky along the East River and sets down on the helipad.
  — Rob Stein, NPR, 17 Dec. 2024
• At Wimbledon in the fourth round against Zverev, Fritz came back from two sets down to win in five.
  — Jill Martin, CNN, 2 Sep. 2024
• Alias is a special occasion from the moment the first gift from the chef is set down.
  — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2024
• As soon as the captain gives the all clear, set down that mimosa and leave the buffet behind.
  — Amanda Eyre Ward, Bon Appétit, 19 Mar. 2025
• One is the helicopter which can be set down in small areas.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Nov. 2022
• Eventually, Finger found a way to set down, and his men yanked the poles from the sand and threw them aside.
  — Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
• At one moment, officers asked Dominguez to set down the bag.
  — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 17 May 2025
• The République en Marche failed to set down the sort of local roots that might have allowed word of growing anger at the base to filter up to the top.
  — Arthur Goldhammer, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2018
• Stewart set down the basket of balls and selected a club.
  — Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 15 Nov. 2021
• Gi-hun reluctantly sets down the child and lets Myung-gi pick her up and bring her over to the third pillar.
  — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 27 June 2025
• Darvish, the 38-year-old childhood idol of Ohtani, gave up an early home run to Kiké Hernández, then set down 14 in a row.
  — Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 12 Oct. 2024
• Once the score was tied after six, Grieve needed just four pitches to set down BC High in the seventh.
  — Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 25 May 2025
• The shallow tray is a convenient place to set down your watch, wallet, or spare change.
  — Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Apr. 2023
• Keep in Mind: The vacuum is top-heavy and will fall over if not set down properly.
  — Alida Nugent, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Apr. 2023
• But not every illness requires you to set down your gym bag.
  — Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN, 7 Mar. 2025
• Ensure guests have a spot to kick off their shoes, hang up coats, and set down packages or purses inside the door.
  — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Nov. 2021
• So why didn't the show set down some cameras and film this genre-bending masterpiece?
  — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 11 Aug. 2022
• Several people came by to set down flowers next to the cross, while others took a knee to pray.
  — Jamie Landers, Dallas News, 9 Aug. 2023
• The Padres threatened again in the eighth before Dodgers left-hander Tanner Scott set down the middle of the order in order in the ninth.
  — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 June 2025
• And the City of Angels is a place Noma has long wanted to set down its roots.
  — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 13 Jan. 2026
• By far the best sentences in her new novel are those setting down the world as seen through Catt’s eyes.
  — Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
• When the cup of alcohol was set down, the tablecloth caught on fire.
  — Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 27 Dec. 2025
• The texture starts creamy and then sets down into a blurred finish.
  — Jailynn Taylor, Allure, 26 Dec. 2025
• The owls then set down a layer of these pellets that are actually pretty fluffy to form the base of a nest, Gillet said.
  — Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 17 Dec. 2025
• There's also another table/two-chair set down the hallway near the bunks.
  — New Atlas, 17 Dec. 2025
• Ensure guests have a spot to kick off their shoes, hang up coats, and set down packages or purses inside the door.
  — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Dec. 2025