set upon
Example Sentences
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This being “Primal,” they’re set upon by a group of diminutive flesh-eaters with jagged teeth, igniting a life-or-death skirmish that, miraculously, steals the viewer’s breath.
From Salon • Feb. 1, 2026
The lorries were then apparently driven to locations near airbases by drivers who were seemingly unaware of their cargo; then, the drones were launched and set upon their targets.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2025
As civil rights cases came before him, he set upon a path of trying to learn about the history of race in this country.
From Slate • Jan. 6, 2025
Some outdoor sculptural elements can beckon loudly from a distance — when a formal pot is shown off in a formally designed garden, for example, perhaps set upon a plinth.
From Seattle Times • May 8, 2024
There would be a photograph somewhere, in an old album—all the family sitting very straight and rigid round a tablecloth set upon the beach, the servants in the background beside a huge lunch-basket.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
