How to Use set point in a Sentence

set point

noun
  • He won with an ace on set point.
  • He won with an ace on his second set point.
  • Medvedev won the third and got some cheers for a great shot on set point.
    — Mike Brehm, USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2019
  • It was set point, and Tiafoe missed a backhand and that was it.
    — Wayne Coffey, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2020
  • Our set point for what a flight should cost might still be stuck in 2021.
    — Whizy Kim, Vox, 19 July 2024
  • On set point, Shelton brought Khachanov to the net with a slice.
    — Lukas Weese, New York Times, 8 Aug. 2025
  • The hosts would convert their second set point, on a kill by Bollinger.
    — Matt Szabo, latimes.com, 11 May 2018
  • Custer’s kill tied it at 27, but Custer got blocked facing set point.
    — Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2026
  • If you are used to working five hours a day, your body will establish this as its set point.
    — Lieke Ten Brummelhuis, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Kenin even held a set point in that 10th game, only to strike a double fault.
    — Ravi Ubha, CNN, 1 Nov. 2019
  • On his third set point in the first set, Nadal banged a service winner to seize the set.
    — Adam Zagoria, Forbes, 28 Jan. 2022
  • Depaula won three straight points to give the Bobcats a one-point lead and a chance for set point.
    — Alex Kushel, sun-sentinel.com, 4 Nov. 2021
  • Still, Gauff struggled in the first set and double-faulted on set point.
    — Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • In the final tiebreak, Djokovic had a set point three times, but could not deliver.
    — Tom Perrotta, WSJ, 5 June 2018
  • Fallbrook went down a set and faced three set points in the second as its season hung in the balance.
    — Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2025
  • Anderson kept the third set close and twice earned a set point when leading 5-4.
    — Tom Perrotta, WSJ, 15 July 2018
  • The 10-time champion saved four set points in the nail-biting tiebreak.
    — Ravi Ubha, CNN, 29 May 2018
  • At set point for the Huskies, Smithsburg rallied twice to save the point and the set.
    — Randy McRoberts, baltimoresun.com, 16 Nov. 2019
  • The Wolverines fought back to get to 24-22 but missed a serve on set point.
    — Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Mar. 2024
  • The tone of the match, though, was set in the first set, after Zverev saved a set point at 4-5.
    — Andrew Dampf, ajc, 20 Nov. 2021
  • Rybakina did so down set point in the second set, and sent a volley wide.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026
  • White Hall fought off a pair of set points but couldn’t avoid going behind 2-1 in the match.
    — Tanner Spearman, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2023
  • Appetite returns, digestion speeds up, and the body drifts back toward its old set point.
    — Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 11 June 2026
  • Appetite returns, digestion speeds up, and the body drifts back toward its old set point.
    — Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 13 June 2026
  • At 5-5, Khachanov cranked an 86 mph forehand winner to move to set point.
    — Lukas Weese, New York Times, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Chills are also common as the body generates heat through shivering to reach its new set point.
    — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
  • But Youzhny got tight while serving to stay in the match and Federer had a set point.
    — Daniel Rapaport, SI.com, 31 Aug. 2017
  • Southside, the two-time 6A state runner-up, had set point in each of the first two sets, but couldn't seal the deal.
    — Paul Boyd, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2020
  • On set point, Goerges tried a lob and Williams hit an overhead that wasn’t quite good enough to end the exchange.
    — Howard Fendrich, BostonGlobe.com, 2 June 2018
  • Wickersham’s kill on a 30 set out of the back row got Point Loma to set point.
    — Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2026

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