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setting sail

VERB

get started on trip

Synonyms

WEAK

dive in go ahead set out start out

Example Sentences

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For all of his bravado about setting sail for home, even Victor wonders what he would be going home to.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

The international flotilla of some 100 boats, mostly setting sail from Barcelona on April 12, will head towards Gaza around April 20, according to the organisers.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

Now, with tourism as this Indian Ocean country’s largest commodity, resort guests are setting sail into the turquoise waters with fishing rods in hand.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026

While this season has mostly taken place in Wisconsin, the three finalists are setting sail on a cruise ship from Curacao, with Caribbean themed challenges on deck.

From New York Times • Jun. 17, 2024

It is small wonder that the idea of setting sail for an unknown land grew less and less attractive to him.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton