How to Use set (someone) right/straight in a Sentence

set (someone) right/straight

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  • That's clearly where Jamie and Claire have their heart set right now.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 18 Jan. 2025
  • Làng Chài, the restaurant, is set right on the gossamer-fine sands.
    — Travel, 5 Jan. 2022
  • Book a room at Kachi Lodge, which is set right on the flat, for a very special stay.
    — Harrison Pierce, Travel + Leisure, 9 Oct. 2023
  • The sun will set right on the hour Sunday and get even later in the coming weeks.
    — Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 28 Jan. 2024
  • Sadow suggested that a trial date not be set right now to allow time to see how things play out.
    — Kate Brumback The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 2 Dec. 2023
  • Young wants a certain tone to be set right from Carolina’s first training-camp workout.
    — Mark Inabinett | [email protected], al, 25 July 2023
  • The most common cause of new installation failure is when one emitter is set right at the base of the main stem and nowhere else.
    — Lynlee Austell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2022
  • The marquee was set right on the lake with incredible views of the mountains at every angle.
    — Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 14 Jan. 2025
  • The groove-heavy band delighted the crowd, many of who were there to see Stevie Nicks’ set right after.
    — Daniel Kohn, SPIN, 3 Oct. 2022
  • One wrong move—an emergency brake not set right, Fluffy shifting her weight just so—and the vehicle could have crashed into the ravine.
    — Longreads, 8 Mar. 2023
  • The crowd was seated like at an old nightclub, with round tables set right up to the stage, which had a long runway jutting into the audience.
    — Christopher Spata Tampa Bay Times (tns), Arkansas Online, 17 July 2023
  • The center console is sleek and linear between the front seats in classic Dodge style, with the gear shifter set right next to the driver’s knee.
    — Scotty Reiss, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
  • The magic continues even in bathrooms, where oversized freestanding tubs are set right against windows.
    — Chadner Navarro, Travel + Leisure, 17 June 2023
  • Once a guest arrives, the wings and paddles are tossed in a second set of plate warmers until they’re brought to set right before the interview starts.
    — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 20 June 2024
  • And Just Like That, why not dive into some of the best travel movies out there, many of which are set right here in the West.
    — Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 7 July 2023
  • Moving from the primary wing of the home, there’s an additional room that could be used as an office, and a living area set right at the entrance to the home.
    — Mary Grace Granados, Dallas News, 20 Nov. 2020
  • This place of succor is an extensive archaeological site now, and there is an ancient theater set right in the middle of it.
    — Teju Cole, New York Times, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Au Comptoir is a cozy yet chic cocktail bar set right off of downtown Woodstock’s Central Street.
    — Caitlin Palumbo, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
  • On March 29th, after six days of blocking a vital trade route, the skyscraper-size ship was set right and sailed north under its own power.
    — The Economist, 30 Mar. 2021
  • Dungeness is always on the menu at the Alderbrook, set right on Washington’s Hood Canal.
    — Sunset Staff, Sunset Magazine, 17 Dec. 2022
  • The match was suspended for just over 33 minutes early in the second set right after Boulter held serve with an ace to go up 1-0.
    — Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2024
  • Edgewood is the only luxury South Lake Tahoe resort set right on the beach, and offers an out-of-the-ordinary escape.
    — Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 23 July 2023
  • The property is located in southern Oregon on 100 acres set right off the Redwood Highway.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 7 May 2024
  • The area also has a distinctly more summery feeling than the rest of the town — set right on the Long Island Sound, most houses look out onto beaches, bluffs, and salt marshes.
    — Jenny Xie, Curbed, 6 Aug. 2021
  • The hotel makes for an impressive facade set right between Edinburgh’s Old Town and New, and offers a great jumping off point to explore the city.
    — Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 23 May 2024
  • Then Austin is one of the great cities in America, and the festival is set right in the middle of the city, making for a wonderfully scenic and memorable experience.
    — Steve Baltin, Forbes, 23 May 2021

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