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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The measure which most sets apart the Jersey legislation from the rest of the British Isles concerns the manner in which those eligible for an assisted death can end their lives.
From BBC
By the end of her life, Morrison had been set apart as an icon and trailblazer.
And a lack of consensus too about how we can set apart the unpleasant, offensive, ugly and hateful things said online from those that are genuinely threatening or dangerous.
From BBC
She asked Justice Department lawyers what set apart the most recent cuts from previous ones she enjoined.
From Los Angeles Times
Her father's job meant the family moved around the south Wales valleys seven times in total, living in a series of manager's houses set apart from the workers.
From BBC
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