set upon
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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As civil rights cases came before him, he set upon a path of trying to learn about the history of race in this country.
From Slate • Jan. 6, 2025
The Lord Mayor of London, accompanied by army officers, personally ripped down festive decorations from the doors of homes and churches, only to be set upon by jeering crowds that caused his horse to bolt.
From Salon • Dec. 24, 2024
Among those who arrived by boat was one asylum seeker from Egypt, who was inside the Royal Hotel in Hull when it was set upon by rioters.
From BBC • Sep. 14, 2024
Some outdoor sculptural elements can beckon loudly from a distance — when a formal pot is shown off in a formally designed garden, for example, perhaps set upon a plinth.
From Seattle Times • May 8, 2024
It was enough to make us all run away as fast as we could, up the hill without looking back, for fear of the evil Cecilia had set upon us.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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