How to Use set sail in a Sentence

set sail

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• Moana sneaks away and sets sail, with the ocean guiding her at every step.
  — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2026
• The Sutherlands have already set sail on their new yacht, which took two years to build, per Mansion Global.
  — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 23 July 2026
• After defeating Troy and setting sail for home, Odysseus, the ruler of a small kingdom, and his men are blown off course.
  — Brent Lang, Variety, 21 July 2026
• These private trips are customizable for your group’s interests and wishes, so gather a group of six (or fewer) and get ready to set sail.
  — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 26 Aug. 2025
• Percy Jackson and the Olympians is setting sail for uncharted waters in season 3.
  — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 23 July 2026
• The Icon setting sail marked a new era for Royal Caribbean, starting a new class of ships for the cruise lines named after the one that started it all.
  — Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 29 June 2026
• Despite praise for Lagaʻaia, the film set sail on a wave of dismal reviews from critics for being essentially a shot-for-shot remake of the original.
  — Lindsey Bahr, Chicago Tribune, 12 July 2026
• Reports suggest that the world’s first 16-megawatt tension-leg platform (TLP) floating offshore wind turbine has set sail.
  — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 June 2026
• Still, the option to get away from it all and set sail on a mission prevents the grind of camp management from becoming overwhelming, giving you a welcome break on the seas and a chance to move the story forward.
  — Barry Collins, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
• The musical set sail for Broadway earlier this year, with Grande and cast members Jim Parsons and Deborah Cox in tow.
  — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026
• Despite potential complexity for some, setting sail offers a welcome break from base management, allowing players to advance the story and discover treasure.
  — Barry Collins, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
• In Nolan’s film, when Odysseus and his crew first set sail from Troy, our hero refuses to join the convoy with King Agamemnon (Benny Safdie) and the other ships.
  — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 17 July 2026
• Virgin Voyages’ Scarlet Lady set sail on July 5 and will finish its voyage in Italy on July 15.
  — Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 11 July 2026
• Catherine Lagaʻaia is the empowering teen wayfinder who sets sail with shapeshifting demigod Maui (played by Dwayne Johnson, embracing his inner Fabio) to save her people.
  — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 10 July 2026
• The news comes after Carnival previously canceled nearly a dozen cruises scheduled to set sail in late 2026 aboard Carnival Firenze.
  — Nathan Diller, USA Today, 29 July 2026
• LuPone is scheduled to perform on Virgin Voyages’ Scarlet Lady, which sets sail on July 5 through July 15.
  — Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
• When the movie ends, Odysseus and Penelope set sail into the western Mediterranean Sea to honor the men who died under Odysseus’ command and Telemachus formally becomes Ithaca’s king.
  — Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026
• The outbreak on the Ruby Princess, which set sail on June 12, was reported to the CDC on Saturday, officials said, adding that not all the infected people were sick at the same time or when the ship arrived or left port.
  — ABC News, 2 July 2026
• Written by a passenger named Henry Hodges, the letter is dated April 10, 1912 – the day RMS Titanic set sail – according to a listing at British auction house Henry Aldridge and Son.
  — Jack Guy, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
• The world's largest car carrier, BYD ''Shenzhen'', loads over 7,000 BYD new energy commercial vehicles at Haitong Terminal in Taicang Port Area, Suzhou Port, and sets sail for Brazil in Taicang City, Jiangsu Province, China, on April 27, 2025.
  — Evelyn Cheng,matthew Chin, CNBC, 28 Apr. 2026