- plural of setback.
setbacks
Example Sentences
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Elsewhere in the portfolio, the company has also faced recent setbacks that have disappointed investors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
Townsend, who has had numerous setbacks with injuries during his career, said the roller incident was "definitley not going to stop me from continuing".
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
Like so many renovations, this one came with plenty of surprises and setbacks.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
Bass, while acknowledging those setbacks, said unsheltered homelessness — the number of people living outside or in their vehicles — had still fallen by 11% since she took office in 2022.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
He reported that Lord Dunmore expresses none but the most sanguine expectations of our future success, though he admits that the setbacks of the late battle were great.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
