Examples of set by in a Sentence
I have set by the earnings from my weekend job to use as vacation money.
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Curry’s heroics beat back an immense 50-point game from Denver’s Aaron Gordon, who tied a record set by Terry Rozier in 2020 for the most threes in a season opener by making 10 triples.
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Frank Nunns O'Connell 15 Hr Ago, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Ranchers have little control over the prices consumers pay for beef, which are largely set by meatpackers.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
In those 9 minutes and 34 seconds of the first quarter, Rozier had four rebounds, which is a lot of rebounds for a guard in a single quarter and was above the line set by oddsmakers for Rozier’s total rebounds in that game.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2025
Without the ball, No 10s must be tactically erudite, recognising pressing triggers set by the striker.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
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Frank Nunns O'Connell 15 Hr Ago, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Ranchers have little control over the prices consumers pay for beef, which are largely set by meatpackers.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
In those 9 minutes and 34 seconds of the first quarter, Rozier had four rebounds, which is a lot of rebounds for a guard in a single quarter and was above the line set by oddsmakers for Rozier’s total rebounds in that game.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2025
Without the ball, No 10s must be tactically erudite, recognising pressing triggers set by the striker.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
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“Set by.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/set%20by. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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