set back

Example Sentences

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“Greeted with grace, the residence welcomes you with gated tree lined canopy entry set back nicely from the street,” the description continues.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

Leavitt told reporters on Wednesday that Iran’s ability to build ballistic missiles and long-range drones had been set back by years, its naval mines mostly destroyed and its air forces “operationally irrelevant.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Even in winter, when clocks were set back, they remained one hour ahead of GMT, again to maximise usable daylight and support wartime productivity.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

The negative regulatory news has set back the company’s commercial ambitions and erased the stock’s earlier gains.

From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026

Then rather than using the remaining dice on the tray, he puts his hand out and takes my uncle’s set back.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez