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setting sail

VERB

get started on trip

Synonyms

WEAK

dive in go ahead set out start out

Example Sentences

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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

Ships he controlled via a network of shell companies were setting sail with millions of barrels of unsold oil.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Which is how I found myself setting sail one fine November morning alone, save for 600-odd silver-haired strangers.

From Salon • Jul. 4, 2025

Nick told us he would carefully plan his trips to France around favourable tides and weather conditions - setting sail from Kent after dark.

From BBC • May 24, 2025

I have heard people describe the moment, when setting sail in a ship, when one finally loses sight of the land.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro