set before
Example Sentences
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In 2017, European Athletics proposed wiping out records set before 2005.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
The home-plate umpire paused the game to admonish Santana for coming set before Caballero was looking at him, a transgression that could result in an automatic ball being added to the count.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
My agenda that night, like everything else, was set before the trip.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 2026
Medvedev took both break point opportunities in the first set, before battling to victory via a tie-break in the second.
From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2026
They spoke but rarely, and then in quiet tones, as if they held some great reverence for the task set before them.
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
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