setting off

Example Sentences

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The question is whether he can do it without setting off the margin spiral his own research warned about.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

Ras inhibitors block a small protein that sits inside the cell membrane and acts as an on/off switch, setting off a signaling cascade that can make a cell grow or divide.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

Audiences sense that something electric is happening, but it’s not just Michele who’s setting off sparks.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

Police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in Manhattan’s Greenwich village, in 1969, setting off what became known as the Stonewall Rebellion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Skeeter has on a long-sleeved black velvet dress, scooped at the neck, setting off her blond hair, her red lipstick.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett