setting sail
Example Sentences
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More than 900 Jewish refugees attempted to flee persecution in Nazi Germany by setting sail aboard the ship, which was turned away from Cuba and the United States.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
For all of his bravado about setting sail for home, even Victor wonders what he would be going home to.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026
The international flotilla of some 100 boats, mostly setting sail from Barcelona on April 12, will head towards Gaza around April 20, according to the organisers.
From Barron's ● Apr. 4, 2026
Now, with tourism as this Indian Ocean country’s largest commodity, resort guests are setting sail into the turquoise waters with fishing rods in hand.
From Salon ● Mar. 14, 2026
It is small wonder that the idea of setting sail for an unknown land grew less and less attractive to him.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
