set sail

Example Sentences

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HMS Erebus, captained by Sir John Franklin, set sail in 1845.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

More than 50 boats taking part in the GSF set sail from Turkey last Thursday carrying a token amount of aid.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

The Mentor had set sail from New Bedford, Mass., the whaling capital of the United States, in July 1831, with a complement of 21 men led by Capt. Edward Barnard.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

The MV Hondius cruise ship, where a hantavirus outbreak on board killed three people and triggered a global health scare, set sail from the city at Argentina's southernmost tip on April 1.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

There was nothing arbitrary or contingent about these changes; they were as inevitable as the discovery of America once Columbus had set sail.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton