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

Recovery has been repeatedly set back - by the 2014 Ebola epidemic, Covid-19, and rising fuel and food prices after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

Anthropic is at the bleeding edge of AI and its diminishment would set back American leadership in an industry critical to economic and strategic dominance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

The negative regulatory news has set back the company’s commercial ambitions and erased the stock’s earlier gains.

From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026

Ruth had asked some passer-by where Pilate lived and was directed to a lean brown house set back from the unpaved road.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison