set back

Example Sentences

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“Greeted with grace, the residence welcomes you with gated tree lined canopy entry set back nicely from the street,” the description continues.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

Millennials, who everyone worried would be permanently set back by the 2008-09 financial crisis, are earning solid incomes, buying homes and surpassing their parents.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Even in winter, when clocks were set back, they remained one hour ahead of GMT, again to maximise usable daylight and support wartime productivity.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

In Los Angeles, he immediately confronted a school district in which many students had long struggled to achieve and were further set back, academically and emotionally, by the COVID-19 pandemic.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

Guffawing, several of them strolled in closer, carrying their lunch buckets, their helmets set back on their heads, pants tucked in hard-toe boots.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam