How to Use setter in a Sentence
setter
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And-- and this was a big-- this was a record setter.
—CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
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Fontaine had six kills from her setter spot and notched four aces.
—Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2025
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Smith was a wick setter on the line and didn’t care for the new boss.
—Washington Post, 16 Dec. 2021
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Is there an edge-setter in this rookie class?
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 7 May 2026
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One of those friendships has been with her setter.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
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Djokovic has only lost one five-setter in the past three years.
—Joshua Robinson, WSJ, 29 Aug. 2021
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On the hunt for a great travel gift for your most beloved jet-setter?
—Andrea Navarro, Glamour, 3 Nov. 2022
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And for decades, steam trains were the pace-setters over short distances.
—A-LIST, 24 Dec. 2017
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Third, a great goal setter will only choose goals that can be achieved with a roadmap!
—Jess Cording, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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Jostens has had to triple the number of setters in recent years.
—Ken Belson, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2018
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But after a few hours of searching, the setter comes up short.
—Jason Bittel, National Geographic, 4 June 2020
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And keep in mind the Dolphins need to find two edge-setters.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 13 May 2026
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In part that is because in some ways the film is one big long table setter.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 18 Oct. 2021
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The pace setters from just five years ago have fallen off the leader board.
—Kevin Spear, OrlandoSentinel.com, 26 Jan. 2018
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In part, that is because in some ways the film is one big long table setter.
—Bill Goodykoontz, Detroit Free Press, 22 Oct. 2021
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LeBlanc’s home run was a KU record-setter.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2026
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Are there any pace setters dropping back, and which pace stalkers have gas in the tank?
—Katia Porzecanski, Bloomberg.com, 4 May 2018
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Harding is a fun point guard who is a legit table setter.
—Cj Moore, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
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Cooper labeled Voronov as one of the best setters in the state.
—Brett Christie, chicagotribune.com, 27 May 2017
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And will step into a more prominent role as the team’s go-to setter.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 7 Sep. 2023
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In fact, the scene was intended to be a sort of tone setter for the series as a whole.
—Samantha Allen, Them., 27 Mar. 2025
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The setter/opposite had a match-high five aces with 12 kills.
—Tim Meehan and Breven Honda, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2024
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Dave Musto, a union tile setter, didn’t make it out of his 20s.
—BostonGlobe.com, 12 Nov. 2019
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In last month's rate-setting meeting, four of the nine rate-setters voted for a cut.
—ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
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That left the screen-setter open and Tucker hit his first three shots, scoring eight quick points.
—Jonathan Feigen, Houston Chronicle, 7 Apr. 2018
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Flores led the team in kills this season and Varon was the team's setter and led the team in serves.
—Gary Curreri, Sun-Sentinel.com, 31 Mar. 2018
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The Saints record-setter came from 6 yards away midway through the third quarter.
—Jeff Nowak, NOLA.com, 25 Dec. 2020
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In Henry, Minter has his tone setter in the building and on the field.
—Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 25 May 2026
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The junior setter was the most dynamic player in the metro area.
—Joseph Halm, NOLA.com, 24 Jan. 2021
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Dallas voters elected him a year ago to be the face, the voice and the vision setter of this city.
—Dallas News, 7 June 2020
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