set
verb (used with object)
to put (something or someone) in a particular place.
had set
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past perfectof set.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Madrid, a longtime political commentator and strategist, had set up his recording equipment at the Pico House, formerly a historic hotel named after the last Mexican governor of California.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
Bessent had set a target of 3% of GDP when he took office.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026
The breach blew past everything the exchange had set aside to cover such an incident.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Ukraine's human rights ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets said on Telegram the truce was holding into a third day, and he had "set out with the Ukrainian delegation towards Oleshky" through Belarus and Russia.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
The tea went straight through him and splashed to the floor, soaking the towel Clare had set there.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
