We found 100 examples of how to use set off in an English sentence.
Sentences 51 to 75 of 100.
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| 51. | Most analysts expected that Tom's offer would set off a new round of bidding for Mary. | |
| 52. | The witch saw there was no help to be got from her old servants, and that the best thing she could do was to mount on her broom and set off in pursuit of the children. | |
| 53. | Dan set off the alarm system. | |
| 54. | Tom had no idea, as he set off for the party, that he was going to meet the love of his life that night. | |
| 55. | The man enjoyed his bath, slept soundly, and set off early next morning. | |
| 56. | Then the younger sister set off, and the elder remained behind. | |
| 57. | Then the younger sibling set off, and the elder remained behind. | |
| 58. | When he reached St. Petersburg, they had departed for Paris; and when he followed them there, he learned that they had just set off for Copenhagen. | |
| 59. | Sami set off on a journey around the world. | |
| 60. | I resisted all pressure to stay for lunch, and I set off at once upon my return journey, taking the grass-grown path by which we had come. | |
| 61. | She dressed herself hastily, called the maid, and set off for the stables. | |
| 62. | The newlyweds set off for a trip to the mountains. | |
| 63. | I set off home, crawling. | |
| 64. | I set off for Flagstaff. | |
| 65. | We are going to set off a debate on climate change. | |
| 66. | The two foresters accordingly set off in pursuit of the stranger. They speedily reappeared, and, in an embarrassed and awkward manner, said the gentleman would not return. | |
| 67. | The avalanche was set off by skiers. | |
| 68. | The king mounted his horse, and, taking his worthless daughter behind him, set off at a gallop, the incoming flood seething and boiling at his steed’s fetlocks. | |
| 69. | Afterwards, he set off for Villain Valley. | |
| 70. | We've just set off. | |
| 71. | He set off early in the morning. | |
| 72. | It's too late now to set off. | |
| 73. | Then the younger brother set off, the elder remaining behind. | |
| 74. | At precisely sunset, the geese set off from the pastures on their way home. | |
| 75. | Regular as clockwork, at the setting of the sun, the geese set off from the pastures on their way home. |