set upon
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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This being “Primal,” they’re set upon by a group of diminutive flesh-eaters with jagged teeth, igniting a life-or-death skirmish that, miraculously, steals the viewer’s breath.
From Salon ● Feb. 1, 2026
The lorries were then apparently driven to locations near airbases by drivers who were seemingly unaware of their cargo; then, the drones were launched and set upon their targets.
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2025
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
But given artistic director Thomas Jolly’s idiosyncratic opening show, set upon the Seine, one would have expected something interesting, if not on its own explicable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 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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