setting
Example Sentences
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The setting is modern London, the language original.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
Because they have relatively few stars and less background radiation, they provide a cleaner setting to search for dark matter signals.
From Science Daily • Apr. 10, 2026
After setting aside their first few thousand dollars for emergencies, experts suggest that people start to simultaneously save for retirement as they finish building up their emergency fund.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026
It led by setting standards that others followed.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
She was setting them on the table when we heard Father’s step coming down the staircase.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
Vocabulary lists containing setting
PARCC: Language of the Test (Grade7)
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Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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