set apart
Example Sentences
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By the end of her life, Morrison had been set apart as an icon and trailblazer.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026
Women like Lucretia set apart “Spartacus” in all versions from other modern fantasies of antiquity, including Scott’s moribund 2024 sequel “Gladiator II.”
From Salon • Dec. 20, 2025
As an actress, she says "you have to set apart the person that you are and the characters you play on screen".
From BBC • Sep. 16, 2024
In Arizona, too, guayule thrives amidst drought, its blue-green leaves set apart from dry dirt at a research and development farm operated by the tire company Bridgestone.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 17, 2024
The only notable thing about the birth was that the infant was born with a caul which was supposed to indicate that the child was set apart to do great things in the world.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
