set by

Idioms  

1. Put aside for future use, as in She had shelves and shelves of cans set by for some imagined food emergency. [Late 1500s] Also see set aside, def. 1; set store by.

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Example Sentences

The results of the trial meet the efficacy bar set by Roche’s Columvi and Lunsumio while offering a chemo-free option, analysts at Jefferies wrote in a note to clients.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

Longer-term rates are set by the bond market, based — among other things — on the signals the bond market gets from the Fed about how vigilant it is going to be about inflation.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 29, 2026

“Bitcoin is not disappearing; it is maturing into an institutional asset whose price is set by fund flows, Fed expectations, competing risk themes, and legislative outcomes,” said Deutsche Bank’s Laboure.

From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026

He maintained that any engagement with UN inspectors would take place "under existing procedures set by Parliament and the Supreme National Security Council".

From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026

The sun had set by the time they all stopped crying.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh