Example Sentences

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He said they were setting the pace for the rest of the U.S. defense industrial base.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

Ships he controlled via a network of shell companies were setting sail with millions of barrels of unsold oil.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

In October, just ahead of his re-election, President Alassane Ouattara announced himself that authorities were setting the price at a record high of 2,800 CFA francs a kilo.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

But then, when they got behind the camera, they were setting it up, I was like, wait, y’all are the camera people?

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025

Beside her two orderlies from the hospital were setting down a stretcher.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom