setting-out

Example Sentences

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I should like to emphasise the importance of the setting-out work necessary for brush-drawing.

From The Practice and Science of Drawing by Speed, Harold

Therefore it is best to adhere to the dear old rules for the dear old game, and only thank Fate with special reverence when sea-breezes or country zephyrs float around one's own personal setting-out.

From In a Mysterious Way by Warner, Anne

The news of his Sister's setting-out relieved him of a great and continual anxiety.

From The Life of Friedrich Schiller Comprehending an Examination of His Works by Carlyle, Thomas

He had shaken hands, perhaps not altogether graciously, with every one else, even with the deaf-and-dumb gardener who came out of his hiding-place to witness the setting-out.

From Old Lady Number 31 by Forsslund, Louise

It was not until they were at the mouth of the harbour that something occurred which seemed likely to turn this brave setting-out into ridicule.

From The Beautiful Wretch; The Pupil of Aurelius; and The Four Macnicols by Black, William