How to Use set a precedent in a Sentence

set a precedent

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  • Todd’s official rank and grade was colonel, and that set a precedent for more colonels to come.
    — Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 5 June 2023
  • The case could also set a precedent for how these kinds of disputes are handled.
    — John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
  • That set a precedent for other oil exporters to follow.
    — Paul Blustein, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2026
  • But the committee has set a precedent that a team like the Rebels could be dropped from the field.
    — Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 2 Dec. 2025
  • Ahmed says the outcome of the suit could set a precedent for researchers everywhere.
    — Simmone Shah, Time, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Disney late last year set a precedent for Paramount to follow.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 2 July 2025
  • The ruling could set a precedent for several challenges to state laws.
    — New York Times, 28 Dec. 2024
  • That said, there is indirect benefit if this year’s breaks set a precedent.
    — Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • Reid cannot set a precedent that this behavior is acceptable.
    — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 14 Feb. 2024
  • Then there is what happened with Isak, which Howe always feared might set a precedent.
    — George Caulkin, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2026
  • What’s more, the project could set a precedent for future development in these foothills.
    — Kate Talerico, The Mercury News, 21 Apr. 2024
  • This law opens the door even more for victims of abuse and will likely set a precedent for others states to follow.
    — Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Taylor’s action and Coogan’s response could set a precedent for many a movie to come.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2025
  • The success of just a few of the cases could set a precedent for those in other states, Wiles said.
    — Gwozniac, oregonlive, 22 June 2023
  • The league set a precedent earlier this season that spitting would cost a player one game.
    — Matt Schooley, CBS News, 17 Nov. 2025
  • The Supreme Court's ruling on the issue will set a precedent for states to follow.
    — Kyler Alvord, Peoplemag, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Kizer's case could set a precedent for how far that immunity extends.
    — Todd Richmond, ajc, 1 Mar. 2022
  • These stars set a precedent for the caliber of talent that would come to define the yearly festival.
    — Shelby Stewart, Essence, 17 June 2024
  • There also is the question of how tariffs would work on services, not actual goods, as such a levy would set a precedent.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Your example will impact others and set a precedent for others to follow.
    — Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2024
  • Ben Johnson set a precedent last season and followed it Monday.
    — Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 10 Mar. 2025
  • The Supreme Court's ruling in this case will likely set a precedent on whether illiquid assets can be taxed.
    — Laura Doan, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2023
  • The outcome could shape the way the board handles complaints going forward and set a precedent for future cases.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 23 Mar. 2026
  • The suit has set a precedent for larger DEI back-peddling, and have many civil rights groups on high alert.
    — Jasmine Browley, Essence, 4 June 2024
  • The point though is that President Clinton has set a precedent, a new Clinton rule.
    — NBC news, 1 Mar. 2026
  • The justices also set a precedent that a jury doesn’t have to unanimously agree on which of the two requirements fits the crime.
    — Miguel Torres, The Arizona Republic, 28 July 2022
  • This lawsuit is the first of its kind and could set a precedent for other cities in the Valley and beyond, said Wurman.
    — Juliette Rihl, The Arizona Republic, 7 July 2023
  • Washington also set a precedent of kissing the Bible after taking the oath of office.
    — Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 19 Jan. 2025
  • The outcome of the case could set a precedent for exactly how far billionaires and tech companies can go to silence their critics.
    — Vittoria Elliott, WIRED, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Those first claims set a precedent for payments that could render the program unsustainable in the long term, Sedgeley said.
    — Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 14 Apr. 2026

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