set sail
Example Sentences
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It set sail from the German island of Rügen, headed for the middle of the Baltic.
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
The Mentor had set sail from New Bedford, Mass., the whaling capital of the United States, in July 1831, with a complement of 21 men led by Capt. Edward Barnard.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
A look at the vessels preparing to set sail revealed why.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
