set in motion
Example Sentences
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“You don’t know what you’re talking about. Certain things have been set in motion. Chip and Alex have to go to the fifteenth century.”
From Literature
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On Aug. 14, 1980, Mr. Walesa, then 36, set in motion a series of events that brought about the end of the Soviet empire.
"This is the final step in a long and gradual process that was set in motion after Estonia regained its independence," the education ministry told AFP.
From Barron's
In fact, it vanished all together - setting in motion a mystery which has taken 200 years to resolve.
From BBC
A lot of things that nobody can predict or control have been set in motion.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.