setting-out
Example Sentences
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So this scene of my life may be said to have begun in theft, and ended in luxury; a sad setting-out, and a worse coming home.
From The Life, Adventures & Piracies of the Famous Captain Singleton by Defoe, Daniel
Many of the Erisaig people would still be watching their setting-out; and was it to be supposed that they had taken this doited old body as one of the crew?
From The Beautiful Wretch; The Pupil of Aurelius; and The Four Macnicols by Black, William
The news of his Sister's setting-out relieved him of a great and continual anxiety.
From The Life of Friedrich Schiller Comprehending an Examination of His Works by Carlyle, Thomas
Of course the setting-out of the city is half the game.
From Floor Games; a companion volume to "Little Wars" by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)
Therefore it is best to adhere to the dear old rules for the dear old game, and only thank Fate with special reverence when sea-breezes or country zephyrs float around one's own personal setting-out.
From In a Mysterious Way by Warner, Anne
