set upon
Example Sentences
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As civil rights cases came before him, he set upon a path of trying to learn about the history of race in this country.
From Slate • Jan. 6, 2025
But given artistic director Thomas Jolly’s idiosyncratic opening show, set upon the Seine, one would have expected something interesting, if not on its own explicable.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2024
Some outdoor sculptural elements can beckon loudly from a distance — when a formal pot is shown off in a formally designed garden, for example, perhaps set upon a plinth.
From Seattle Times • May 8, 2024
She had been walking with a male companion when they were set upon by a bear.
From BBC • Mar. 16, 2024
Later my sons set upon it like apprentice palm readers, trying to divine the fate of their world from the lengths and curves of its rivers.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
