set upon
Example Sentences
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The lorries were then apparently driven to locations near airbases by drivers who were seemingly unaware of their cargo; then, the drones were launched and set upon their targets.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 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
Some outdoor sculptural elements can beckon loudly from a distance — when a formal pot is shown off in a formally designed garden, for example, perhaps set upon a plinth.
From Seattle Times • May 8, 2024
At nightfall he brought them to his ent-house: nothing more than a mossy stone set upon turves under a green bank.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
