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set before
Example Sentences
Two bowls were set before the infant—one containing gold and jewels, the other hot coals.
A child begins to make acquaintance with the images of things when set before a mirror.
Then he looked with cold insolence from the dishes set before Garnache to those which were being set for himself.
At last, a sirloin of beef was set before him, on which his empty stomach made him feed voraciously.
The duty of rulers should be perseveringly set before them, and the minds of all assiduously called to reflection.
The captain set before us Portuguese wine and English beer, and the evening was far advanced before we reached home.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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