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

Back in early 2025, approaching the ban deadline set by Congress, TikTok went dark for around 14 hours.

From Salon

In winning the title, she became the first woman since 1985 to break the 48-second barrier and nearly eclipsed a 41-year-old world record set by Marita Koch of the former East Germany.

From Barron's

Few in Nashville would say that puppy love powers the genre right now: This week, Billboard’s country albums chart is topped by Zach Bryan’s “With Heaven on Top,” which ponders his messy breakup with the podcaster Brianna Chickenfry, who’s accused Bryan of emotional abuse; behind that are three of Morgan Wallen’s albums, each of which presents Nashville’s biggest act in lightly villainous terms, and a greatest-hits set by the happily pugnacious Jason Aldean.

From Los Angeles Times

This schedule matched the physical activity guidelines set by the American College of Sports Medicine.

From Science Daily

It is hard to come up with a national policy to boost housing supply, anyway: Land-use restrictions and zoning laws are set by more than 33,000 different local entities across the country.

From The Wall Street Journal