set sail
Example Sentences
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The Lincoln, normally based in San Diego, set sail in November for a routine deployment to the Pacific.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
A month later, the Resolution and another ship, the Adventure, set sail under Cook’s command to the southern oceans in search of a hitherto unknown continent, fancifully known as Terra Australis Incognita.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
HMS Erebus, captained by Sir John Franklin, set sail in 1845.
From BBC ● May 26, 2026
More than 50 boats taking part in the GSF set sail from Turkey last Thursday carrying a token amount of aid.
From BBC ● May 24, 2026
Why rock a boat that might not even set sail?
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
