set off for
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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
Lisandra's nine-year-old daughter set off for school that morning with nothing in her stomach, she explains, tears pricking her eyes.
From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2026
In 1925 he set off for Paris where, Ms. Albers writes, he helped pioneer a style of photography that eschewed working in a studio in favor of “prowling the city” for snapshots.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026
He put to memory the workings of the Arkwright apparatus and, after his apprenticeship ended, set off for America.
From Barron's ● Jan. 28, 2026
Knowing that he would need the fleet to help defend the city, he decided to call back the ships, which had set off for Newport under full sail.
From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen
