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Example Sentences
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I didn’t feel like a Constance until after I graduated and was set on becoming a Hollywood actress.
His mind set on re-enlisting, he has been in constant treatment and rehabilitation for the past 18 months.
From Barron's
Now he’s set on expanding the business his grandfather founded in 1916 and returning it to growth mode.
Electronic tchotchkes are ubiquitous but many people have little or no access to nutritious food or health care as our environment is run through a meat grinder and set on fire.
From Salon
Jack's family said he never wanted to go to college and had his heart set on joining the Army as soon as he finished at Bryntirion Comprehensive School in Bridgend.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.