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
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
Anthropic is at the bleeding edge of AI and its diminishment would set back American leadership in an industry critical to economic and strategic dominance.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 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
Three hours later, he saw a house, set back from the road.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
