set off for
Example Sentences
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The two set off for Moscow to try to get Kelly to the US embassy, hoping that Ustinov will be allowed to tag along -- and finally one day sample McDonald's.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
One summer, while his team-mates set off for Dubai or the Maldives, Whiteman appeared in a play in Holborn - an experimental art piece where he played a "really cheesy, over-the-top boyfriend".
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026
He likely grew up apprenticing in his father’s studio, and in the 1510s he and his brother set off for Basel to work independently.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026
In July 1987, Gil, then 26 years old, donned a T-shirt with the phrase “Justice is a constant struggle” and set off for the clink in Kansas.
From Slate ● Mar. 25, 2026
He set off for the fields humming, and when he returned Pancha was in the kitchen, busily stirring marmalade in a huge copper pot.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
