set-to
Example Sentences
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Black leaders and groups sponsored the first Black float, “Freedom Bursts Forth,” for the 1964 parade, after a very public set-to over the parade’s absence of people of color.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 27, 2022
Anyway, this promises to be quite the enjoyable set-to.
From The Guardian • Feb. 8, 2017
What was most striking about this set-to was how much Warren seemed to be enjoying it.
From The New Yorker • May 17, 2016
I called Mr. Smith about our set-to in 2010.
From New York Times • Aug. 24, 2014
He paused so long for a reply that Fleda said: "I don't think I know what you mean by a set-to."
From The Spoils of Poynton by James, Henry
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
