set apart
Idioms-
Reserve for a specific use, as in One group of tissue samples was set apart for incubation . [c. 1600]
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Make noticeable, as in Certain traits set her apart from her peers . [Late 1400s]
Example Sentences
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"I've spent the last week just basically taking my set apart" for the live BBC broadcast, he joked.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
By the end of her life, Morrison had been set apart as an icon and trailblazer.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026
Women like Lucretia set apart “Spartacus” in all versions from other modern fantasies of antiquity, including Scott’s moribund 2024 sequel “Gladiator II.”
From Salon • Dec. 20, 2025
She asked Justice Department lawyers what set apart the most recent cuts from previous ones she enjoined.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 12, 2025
The only notable thing about the birth was that the infant was born with a caul which was supposed to indicate that the child was set apart to do great things in the world.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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