set upon
Example Sentences
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“From that moment, because of the way that Guillermo wills magic into the world and into his life, I feel like there was some kind of curse set upon me,” the actor says.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2025
As civil rights cases came before him, he set upon a path of trying to learn about the history of race in this country.
From Slate • Jan. 6, 2025
Analysis of social media videos by BBC Verify suggests the vehicle and its occupants were set upon at about 16:45.
From BBC • Aug. 6, 2024
Some outdoor sculptural elements can beckon loudly from a distance — when a formal pot is shown off in a formally designed garden, for example, perhaps set upon a plinth.
From Seattle Times • May 8, 2024
It was enough to make us all run away as fast as we could, up the hill without looking back, for fear of the evil Cecilia had set upon us.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
