How to Use setback in a Sentence

setback

1 of 2 noun

• Despite some early setbacks, they eventually became a successful company.
• But then this was a huge setback.
  — Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2026
• There have been setbacks along the way.
  — Jonathan Bullington, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
• But the process faced setbacks of its own.
  — Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 10 June 2026
• But there have been setbacks, too.
  — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026
• Yet there have been setbacks, too.
  — Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
• But the project has been fraught with setbacks.
  — Samantha Subin, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
• There are days when there are going to be some setbacks.
  — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
• There was no shortage of setbacks for stocks last week.
  — Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 7 Mar. 2026
• Then came the setback that nearly killed the dream.
  — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
• Many of these injuries could be short-term setbacks.
  — Chad Jennings, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
• What does his future look like now that he's had this setback?
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 4 Nov. 2022
• There will be inevitable setbacks here and there.
  — Lydia Price, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026
• Neither has had a setback, the coach said.
  — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
• Share your own struggles and the lessons learned from your setbacks.
  — Dr. Sheryl Ziegler, Contributor, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2025
• Lopes followed that setback with five straight wins.
  — Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
• This is a reset, not a setback.
  — Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 8 Feb. 2026
• Jackson’s win is a setback for both.
  — Greg Bluestein, AJC.com, 17 June 2026
• Porsche just had quite the setback in Q3.
  — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2025
• Biles knows that kind of setback firsthand.
  — Shafiq Najib, ABC News, 17 Feb. 2026
• He’s used to setbacks and waiting around for the plum jobs to come around.
  — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2026
• The setback was on both levels.
  — Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2026
• Rodriguez’s setbacks can be chalked up, in part, to bad luck.
  — Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 3 Apr. 2026
• The talks were cut short, and both sides blamed each other for the setbacks.
  — Chris Massaro, Fox News, 1 Nov. 2023
• Getting worked up over a setback?
  — Usa Today, USA Today, 12 June 2026
• Sure, the quarter was a setback.
  — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
• Schindler liked the way the Knights were able to play strong in those setbacks.
  — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
• Mouse handled the setback well.
  — Jeff Pearlman, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
• He was removed from the game and now faces a new injury setback.
  — Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
• Despite the setbacks, the film was a huge box office hit.
  — Brent Lang, Variety, 11 Mar. 2026

set back

2 of 2 verb

• This record was set back in 1962.
  — Cutter Martin, CBS News, 19 May 2026
• Clocks in most parts of the country will be set back by an hour.
  — Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 1 Nov. 2024
• If that’s the case, opt for a room set back from the ocean’s edge, or bring earplugs.
  — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Apr. 2026
• The house is set back from the street, behind a front lawn framed by hedges.
  — Angela Serratore, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
• And yes, their missile program has been set back.
  — ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026
• There's no arguing that the trade set back the team.
  — Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
• Some facades step out; others are set back.
  — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2026
• But mounting challenges could set back the plans.
  — Carlie Procell, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
• The house was set back on its corner lot from the streets on either side.
  — Clio Chang, Curbed, 13 Jan. 2025
• The quest to set back the clock, and look youthful is an aptly old tale.
  — Chloe Berger, Fortune Well, 15 July 2023
• How much did making the playoffs set back Dubas’ plan?
  — Josh Yohe, New York Times, 16 May 2026
• There needed to be a little farmhouse set back from the road.
  — Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Dec. 2023
• Tuchel does not believe that his standing has been set back to zero.
  — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 19 July 2026
• In this episode, Marshall sets back his watch anyway.
  — Jenny Porter Tilley, IndyStar, 27 Oct. 2025
• How long the delays would set back the overall plan remains to be seen.
  — David Lyons, sun-sentinel.com, 18 Aug. 2020
• Railroad stocks were set back earlier in the week on the strike fears.
  — WSJ, 15 Sep. 2022
• That could set back research at a critical time.
  — Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 17 Aug. 2025
• All children have been set back by the decision to close the schools due to covid.
  — Susan Dreisch, Baltimore Sun, 17 May 2022
• Villas are over-water, some front the beach or are set back in the forest.
  — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 June 2026
• When daylight saving time ends, clocks are set back one hour to standard time.
  — Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
• He’s been set back with his finger thing, and trying to play through that at times has been tough as of late.
  — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 21 Sep. 2022
• Adding to that, childhood has changed in recent years in ways that could have set back boys further.
  — Claire Cain Miller, New York Times, 31 May 2025
• There are mountains in our country, but these were set back from the coast and had openings through them.
  — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 4 Jan. 2026
• The last record of 58 degrees was set back in 1921.
  — Shardaa Gray, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
• The old record is 85 degrees set back in 2017.
  — Lissette Gonzalez, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2026
• The old record is 84 degrees, set back in 2000.
  — Lissette Gonzalez, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
• The old record of 93 degrees was set back in 1937.
  — Lissette Gonzalez, CBS News, 1 May 2026
• The hole is set back in the timber under a flightline where ducks trade between refuges.
  — Joe Genzel, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2024
• Sadly, his campaign was set back at the end of his first term by forces beyond his control.
  — Daniel Foster, National Review, 30 Nov. 2023
• But that was set back by two days of bad weather in Ohio, their previous stopover.
  — Andrew Johnston, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2024