set upon
Example Sentences
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It was the end of his career in single-seater racing, but he set upon an extensive rehabilitation programme and was fitted with prosthetic limbs.
From BBC • May 2, 2026
“From that moment, because of the way that Guillermo wills magic into the world and into his life, I feel like there was some kind of curse set upon me,” the actor says.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 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
The Lord Mayor of London, accompanied by army officers, personally ripped down festive decorations from the doors of homes and churches, only to be set upon by jeering crowds that caused his horse to bolt.
From Salon • Dec. 24, 2024
And the steps were narrow, spaced unevenly, and often treacherous: they were worn and smooth at the edges, and some were broken, and some cracked as foot was set upon them.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
