set back
Example Sentences
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Jones has endured a tough year after suffering a head injury in the gym, while former US Open champion Emma Raducanu has been set back by a viral infection.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
“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
Millennials, who everyone worried would be permanently set back by the 2008-09 financial crisis, are earning solid incomes, buying homes and surpassing their parents.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 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
From this distance, the five or six trailers set back in the road looked almost inviting.
From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss
