set at large
Example Sentences
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And no sooner is the vixen set at large than—presto!—away she goes, bag and baggage, out of the country, and not a man in England has seen hide nor hair of her since.
From Cleek of Scotland Yard Detective Stories by Hanshew, Thomas W.
"To beard the Devil in his den; To smite him with the strength of ten; To set at large the souls of men."
From Winning a Cause World War Stories by Bigwood, Inez
He therefore established his character as a silent, doggedly well-behaved man; and in due time was set at large as a barber among the ticket-of-leave convicts at Hopetown.
From The Earl of Mayo Rulers of India by Hunter, William Wilson
Once more, O Trent! along thy pebbly marge ��A pensive invalid, reduced and pale, From the close sick-room newly set at large, ��Woos to his wan worn cheek the pleasant gale.
From The Poetical Works of Henry Kirk White : With a Memoir by Sir Harris Nicolas by White, Henry Kirk
Her father hears how she is bested; and, her innocence being established, causes her to be set at large; but she, being minded to tarry no longer in the world, becomes a nun.
From The Decameron, Volume I by Rigg, J. M. (James Macmullen)
