set-to
Example Sentences
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Itching for a robust little set-to, they rode around waving the California Republic’s Bear Flag — which by then was a states’ rights symbol.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2024
The three-issue set-to opened in Marvel Mystery Comics No. 8 and is an early example of the Marvel motto “to reflect the world outside your window.”
From New York Times • Nov. 11, 2022
What was most striking about this set-to was how much Warren seemed to be enjoying it.
From The New Yorker • May 17, 2016
France complained to Fifa after spotting one monitoring their leg-stretches at Botafogo’s Santa Cruz stadium, causing the tournament’s first set-to.
From The Guardian • Jun. 21, 2014
While the sheriff and I have a little set-to, you water your ponies and dust off, and be ready for cold potatoes.
From The Captain of the Gray-Horse Troop by Garland, Hamlin