set back
Example Sentences
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Estimates vary on how much Iran’s ability to make a nuclear bomb has been set back, from several months to several years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
China may be exempt in part because Trump has invited President Xi Jinping to a summit in Washington, where they will discuss “stabilizing” their relations, something a trade war would set back considerably.
From Slate ● Aug. 26, 2026
Though some actors might have been set back by the moment, for Wilde it helped seal her desire to star in an Araki movie.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
Organizers needed 30 minutes to get things set back up and kept entry gates shut, prompting the impatient among the crowds to press forward on metal barricades.
From Barron's ● Jul. 5, 2026
Hundreds of employees who had been designated as emergency workers headed for an earthquake-proof structure called the seismic isolated building, which was set back from the water.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
