set down
verb
set down; setting down; sets down
Examples of set down in a Sentence
set the toddler down in her seat
set down the names of those in attendance
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Since then, Jameson, Vance and Brooke have all moved out of their family house, setting down roots of their own in different parts.
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Emily Weaver, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025
However, according to local business owners and employees who previously spoke with Fox News Digital, that temporary barrier was set down instead of up, allowing vehicles to pass on the holiday.
—Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 3 Feb. 2025
The purchase indicates Musk is setting down roots in the Capitol as President-elect Donald Trump begins his second term in office and the pair start work together.
—Ross O'Keefe, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 Jan. 2025
Without setting down explicit conditions for the US to stay in NATO, Vance criticized an imbalance in member countries’ commitments and singled out Germany, Europe’s biggest economy and a frequent target of Trump’s pressure during his presidency.
—Brooke Seipel, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2024
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Emily Weaver, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025
However, according to local business owners and employees who previously spoke with Fox News Digital, that temporary barrier was set down instead of up, allowing vehicles to pass on the holiday.
—Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 3 Feb. 2025
The purchase indicates Musk is setting down roots in the Capitol as President-elect Donald Trump begins his second term in office and the pair start work together.
—Ross O'Keefe, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 Jan. 2025
Without setting down explicit conditions for the US to stay in NATO, Vance criticized an imbalance in member countries’ commitments and singled out Germany, Europe’s biggest economy and a frequent target of Trump’s pressure during his presidency.
—Brooke Seipel, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2024
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“Set down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/set%20down. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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