How to Use set aside in a Sentence

set aside

1 of 2 phrase

• For nine hours, DeLeo set aside the fear of losing her own home.
  — Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
• The goal is to set aside enough money to cover three to six months of expenses.
  — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2026
• Coat a 9- x 13-inch baking pan with cooking spray; set aside.
  — Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2026
• Coat a 13- x 9-inch baking pan with cooking spray; set aside.
  — Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 13 July 2026
• Be sure to set aside some room at the dinner table for scallops this summer.
  — Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 4 July 2026
• Transfer to a clean large bowl, and set aside; repeat with remaining half of steak.
  — Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 28 June 2026
• In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt; set aside.
  — Martha Stewart, 27 July 2026
• Remove from heat, and set aside to cool slightly, about 10 minutes.
  — Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 13 Aug. 2026
• Lightly coat a 9-by-5-by-3-inch loaf pan with cooking spray, and set aside.
  — Martha Stewart, 30 July 2026
• For the cake, in a small bowl, whisk together cake flour, baking powder, and salt; set aside.
  — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 July 2026
• Officials tested them, set aside what didn’t work, learned from what did, and moved the strongest forward.
  — William Cogswell, Time, 24 July 2026
• While pets are not allowed in the inn, there is one room set aside with its own private entrance that is pet friendly, for a fee.
  — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 July 2026
• Both proposals would set aside 10% of the program’s funding for tribes.
  — ABC News, 3 July 2026
• Poor families that can’t afford to set aside money for the accounts will benefit the least.
  — Moriah Balingit, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
• Cover and let infuse until very fragrant, about 30 minutes; set aside.
  — Josh Miller, Southern Living, 12 July 2026
• Justin Cole inspected school uniforms set aside for unhoused students.
  — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026
• Right after drop-off can be an ideal time to set aside for job searching, skill-building, or reviewing postings.
  — Diane Winiarski, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
• This uncertainty affected whether food was set aside for donation or thrown out.
  — John Lowrey, The Conversation, 6 July 2026
• Balogun, who saw his red-card suspension set aside enabling him to play in Monday night’s win-or-done match.
  — Miami Herald, 7 July 2026
• Chiang acknowledged that for a very small restaurant, setting aside even a few seats can be a major decision.
  — Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
• Through fiction, readers can set aside their own trauma to explore someone else’s in a safe environment.
  — Josh Rivera, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026
• Domenico set aside the question of whether Enbrel’s price was appropriate.
  — Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 7 July 2026
• Airline loyalty programs set aside a limited number of seats per flight that can be booked at the lowest number of miles.
  — Chris Dong, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2026
• The funding gap isn’t a matter of the money not existing, the money has already been set aside but is being withheld.
  — Kelly Fleming, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
• The blueprint set aside several billion dollars for farm assistance, too.
  — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026
• The state can set aside more money, but the main reserve is governed by constitutional rules limiting how and when it can be used.
  — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 9 July 2026
• Stir together crisp rice cereal, cluster cereal, pecans, and 1 cup of the banana chips in a large bowl; set aside.
  — Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 13 July 2026
• That's the opposite of an allowance build, which means money set aside to cover potential future losses.
  — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 21 July 2026
• Even setting aside Bobby’s issues with timing, her design aesthetic doesn’t seem the same.
  — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2026
• The project received $5 million in state funds were set aside in late 2022, but construction has not begun.
  — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 17 Aug. 2026

set-aside

2 of 2 noun

• All of these efforts would be backed by set-aside financing, ensuring that the city would put its money where its mouth is.
  — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 27 May 2026
• Justice Samuel Alito might say the need for racial set-asides is over, but Democrats disagree.
  — David Weigel, semafor.com, 30 Apr. 2026
• The set-aside secures a 20% density bonus, meaning the team can build up to 4,254 units.
  — Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2026
• The city could then use subcontracting goals or set-asides for certain small contracts to target businesses within those tiers, according to Bawa.
  — Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2025
• Hundreds of millions of acres of land in the United States have been taken off the table for housing through land set-asides, Kafkaesque permitting regimes, and the constant threat of litigation.
  — James Burling, Oc Register, 14 Aug. 2025
• Should the sales process spill into next year, however, Zaslav’s tax liability picture would improve and the $335 million set-aside would not be needed, according to documents.
  — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
• The credit rating agency believes Brightline will be able to cover an interest payment due in July only by exhausting the money set-aside to make those payments, unless business and train fares pick up more than expected before then.
  — Tom Hudson, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
• The single item that stops new projects is when the Affordable Requirements Ordinance (ARO) is required, with a set-aside of 20% of the units to be rented at below market prices.
  — Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026