setup

Example Sentences

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And I get its appeal, especially for travelers looking for more than the same-old lounge setup.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Investors seem to like that setup, provided Galaxy can fill the rest of the space.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

This is the precise setup Shin’s research was built to distrust.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

An ankle monitor, a meat slicer, some breast milk, and a package of live butterflies walk into an Uber...except this is not the setup to a joke.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

I'd suspected in the past that Adam had a crush on me, and I was now left to wonder whether Evan's whole invitation was just a setup for me and Adam to hang out together.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi