How to Use set the stage in a Sentence

set the stage

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• All of that pregame commotion set the stage for what came next.
  — Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
• That set the stage for the defensive stand on the final drive.
  — Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
• But that was just the hockey gods setting the stage for pure bedlam.
  — Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 12 June 2026
• The groom-to-be set the stage with a long pathway lined with candles and white flowers.
  — Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 31 Aug. 2026
• Let’s back up a moment first, to set the stage before Collier walks out on it.
  — Paul Schullery, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026
• Now, the secretary of state’s rejection sets the stage for a race against the clock.
  — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 4 Aug. 2026
• That twist of fate set the stage for a childhood unfolding across three continents.
  — Amy Delaura, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2026
• The skinification of body care set the stage Body care used to mean lotion.
  — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Sep. 2026
• Is that rhetoric about setting the stage for federal intervention in the midterms?
  — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 16 July 2026
• Steady effort sets the stage for bigger wins without needing a big performance.
  — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 10 July 2026
• This sets the stage for a likely miss on the consensus for gross margin expectations.
  — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 29 June 2026
• Much of the country has seen dry, hot conditions this year, setting the stage for an active wildfire season.
  — Simmone Shah, Time, 27 July 2026
• With beds for ten, this former 1860s church sets the stage for an atmospheric fall trip with friends.
  — Madeline Weinfield, Vogue, 14 Sep. 2026
• Which set the stage for those video game numbers, an epic ending and a family, full of belief, ready to celebrate.
  — Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 14 July 2026
• His father and his older brother, each named Josh, helped set the stage for his varsity debut.
  — Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026
• That’s when someone from the crew scurried onstage, presumably to take away the microphones and set the stage for the next act.
  — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 22 July 2026
• The justices struck down the trade penalties and set the stage for the federal government to pay refunds to importers.
  — Paul Wiseman, Arkansas Online, 23 Aug. 2026
• Rhyne Howard's three-pointer with 25 seconds to play cut the deficit to one and set the stage for Gray's heroics.
  — Christopher Harris, CBS News, 30 July 2026
• In fact, skin prep sets the stage for better blending and longevity long before reaching for your favorite foundation and blush.
  — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 17 Aug. 2026
• Brownell’s roots are deep in Connecticut and his education set the stage for knowing a thing or two about the world of big money.
  — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2026
• Some say these gatherings set the stage for the formation of the United Nations.
  — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 July 2026
• McAdam declared a mistrial, setting the stage for the retrial.
  — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 21 July 2026
• That led to a go-ahead field goal and set the stage for the late drive that started with promise but ended on a giveaway on a pass Maye threw off his back foot.
  — CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026
• The trailer opens with Garfield’s character setting the stage for the story via dialogue.
  — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 16 July 2026
• Sorting photos by year or event helps simplify the process and sets the stage for easier organizing.
  — The Spruce, 24 Aug. 2026
• The Pirates picked wrong, and that decision set the stage for one of the coolest moments of Eldridge’s career.
  — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2026
• And of course, how the revelations about Ashton’s death set the stage for Russell’s next chapter.
  — Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026
• Quarterback Sam Thomson’s fourth year as starter sets the stage for big Chargers season.
  — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2026
• With the day’s storms recently broken, the muggy summer air made way for a preview of the better days of fall to set the stage for an evening at the open-air movies.
  — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2026
• The build-up is already heated, with both fighters engaging in intense exchanges, setting the stage for a thrilling contest.
  — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026