How to Use set a precedent in a Sentence

set a precedent

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• Todd’s official rank and grade was colonel, and that set a precedent for more colonels to come.
  — Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 5 June 2023
• The case could also set a precedent for how these kinds of disputes are handled.
  — John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
• But the committee has set a precedent that a team like the Rebels could be dropped from the field.
  — Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 2 Dec. 2025
• Ahmed says the outcome of the suit could set a precedent for researchers everywhere.
  — Simmone Shah, Time, 4 Aug. 2023
• Disney late last year set a precedent for Paramount to follow.
  — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 2 July 2025
• The ruling could set a precedent for several challenges to state laws.
  — New York Times, 28 Dec. 2024
• Reid cannot set a precedent that this behavior is acceptable.
  — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 14 Feb. 2024
• Then there is what happened with Isak, which Howe always feared might set a precedent.
  — George Caulkin, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2026
• What’s more, the project could set a precedent for future development in these foothills.
  — Kate Talerico, The Mercury News, 21 Apr. 2024
• This law opens the door even more for victims of abuse and will likely set a precedent for others states to follow.
  — Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
• Taylor’s action and Coogan’s response could set a precedent for many a movie to come.
  — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2025
• The success of just a few of the cases could set a precedent for those in other states, Wiles said.
  — Gwozniac, oregonlive, 22 June 2023
• The league set a precedent earlier this season that spitting would cost a player one game.
  — Matt Schooley, CBS News, 17 Nov. 2025
• The Supreme Court's ruling on the issue will set a precedent for states to follow.
  — Kyler Alvord, Peoplemag, 8 Feb. 2024
• Kizer's case could set a precedent for how far that immunity extends.
  — Todd Richmond, ajc, 1 Mar. 2022
• These stars set a precedent for the caliber of talent that would come to define the yearly festival.
  — Shelby Stewart, Essence, 17 June 2024
• There also is the question of how tariffs would work on services, not actual goods, as such a levy would set a precedent.
  — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2025
• Your example will impact others and set a precedent for others to follow.
  — Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2024
• Ben Johnson set a precedent last season and followed it Monday.
  — Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 10 Mar. 2025
• The Supreme Court's ruling in this case will likely set a precedent on whether illiquid assets can be taxed.
  — Laura Doan, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2023
• The outcome could shape the way the board handles complaints going forward and set a precedent for future cases.
  — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 23 Mar. 2026
• The suit has set a precedent for larger DEI back-peddling, and have many civil rights groups on high alert.
  — Jasmine Browley, Essence, 4 June 2024
• The point though is that President Clinton has set a precedent, a new Clinton rule.
  — NBC news, 1 Mar. 2026
• The justices also set a precedent that a jury doesn’t have to unanimously agree on which of the two requirements fits the crime.
  — Miguel Torres, The Arizona Republic, 28 July 2022
• This lawsuit is the first of its kind and could set a precedent for other cities in the Valley and beyond, said Wurman.
  — Juliette Rihl, The Arizona Republic, 7 July 2023
• Washington also set a precedent of kissing the Bible after taking the oath of office.
  — Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 19 Jan. 2025
• The outcome of the case could set a precedent for exactly how far billionaires and tech companies can go to silence their critics.
  — Vittoria Elliott, WIRED, 1 Mar. 2024
• Those first claims set a precedent for payments that could render the program unsustainable in the long term, Sedgeley said.
  — Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 14 Apr. 2026
• California’s warehouse and distribution law has set a precedent that the rest of the nation may soon follow.
  — Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
• The ruling does not set a precedent that other US judges must follow, because the case has been confined so far to a district court.
  — Joel Khalili, WIRED, 27 Mar. 2024