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set upon
verb
(intr, preposition) to attack
three thugs set upon him
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
“From that moment, because of the way that Guillermo wills magic into the world and into his life, I feel like there was some kind of curse set upon me,” the actor says.
Passers-by wrestled the dog off her but it broke free and chased a man into a petrol station forecourt, setting upon him next.
Once inside he was accused of theft and set upon before being dumped in the communal close.
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.
The men were the only ones to intervene in July 2021, when Samuel Luiz was set upon by a group of men and kicked and punched outside a nightclub in the north-western city.
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