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
Recent Examples on the Web
Eventually, Finger found a way to set down, and his men yanked the poles from the sand and threw them aside.
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Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
The academy recommends guns be unloaded any time they're set down.
—Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2024
Odysseus is the first American spacecraft to land on the moon since Apollo 17 in 1972, and the first private one ever to successfully set down there in one piece.
—Kenneth Chang, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2024
Jimmy’s was a place where Black New Yorkers came together behind the scenes, setting down the stepping stones that would lead them into their future.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 26 Feb. 2024
The California Coastal Commission often approves the emergency use of boulders to shore up an area battered by waves, sometimes after the revetments have already been set down, and they are rarely removed, despite them being approved just temporarily, Sekich-Quinn said.
—Laylan Connelly, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024
Soul & Surf, which started off as a pop-up camp, had already set down roots on its current site.
—Chandrahas Choudhury, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Mar. 2024
Root Development Remember that young plants are also setting down roots.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 10 Jan. 2024
Aircraft which can bridge those distances, set down and alight from short, unprepared runways (or merely landing zones) on remote islands and elsewhere could offer in-demand capability.
—Eric Tegler, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
The academy recommends guns be unloaded any time they're set down.
—Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2024
Odysseus is the first American spacecraft to land on the moon since Apollo 17 in 1972, and the first private one ever to successfully set down there in one piece.
—Kenneth Chang, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2024
Jimmy’s was a place where Black New Yorkers came together behind the scenes, setting down the stepping stones that would lead them into their future.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 26 Feb. 2024
The California Coastal Commission often approves the emergency use of boulders to shore up an area battered by waves, sometimes after the revetments have already been set down, and they are rarely removed, despite them being approved just temporarily, Sekich-Quinn said.
—Laylan Connelly, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024
Soul & Surf, which started off as a pop-up camp, had already set down roots on its current site.
—Chandrahas Choudhury, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Mar. 2024
Root Development Remember that young plants are also setting down roots.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 10 Jan. 2024
Aircraft which can bridge those distances, set down and alight from short, unprepared runways (or merely landing zones) on remote islands and elsewhere could offer in-demand capability.
—Eric Tegler, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
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“Set down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/set%20down. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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