setting aside

Example Sentences

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For the next few months, I’m setting aside my beach bag’s slender paperbacks and picking up “Middlemarch.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026

OMB officials told lawmakers they were setting aside $19 billion to cover those costs, though they anticipated the total would be “substantially” less.

From Salon • Jun. 23, 2026

We are also considering setting aside about $250,000 in money market funds or high-yield CDs so that we would not feel pressured to sell investments during a market downturn.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

The government in England is setting aside £10m a year to pay for children and young people's travel costs up to the age of 24.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Howard did his best to warm them to the idea of rescheduling the match, even setting aside his heretofore paramount goal of breaking Sun Beau’s earnings mark.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand