set sail

Example Sentences

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More than 50 boats taking part in the flotilla set sail from Turkey last Thursday.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

The Mentor had set sail from New Bedford, Mass., the whaling capital of the United States, in July 1831, with a complement of 21 men led by Capt. Edward Barnard.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

The cruise ship set sail from Belfast on 8 May, before heading to Liverpool the next day.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

No vaccines or specific treatments exist for hantavirus, which is endemic in Argentina, where the ship set sail in April.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

In the first book, when Harriet accidentally set sail in her uncle’s boat and mermaids came to help her get back to shore, it was Ivy’s idea to create Greenleigh.

From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake