How to Use set aside in a Sentence

set aside

1 of 2 phrase
  • Transfer to a clean large bowl, and set aside; repeat with remaining half of steak.
    — Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 28 June 2026
  • The funding gap isn’t a matter of the money not existing, the money has already been set aside but is being withheld.
    — Kelly Fleming, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • After this launch, all six remaining Atlas V rockets are set aside for Boeing’s Starliner.
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 June 2026
  • Combine 2 tablespoons pectin, 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon, pinch nutmeg, and 2 tablespoons sugar in small bowl and set aside.
    — ABC News, 29 June 2026
  • All six remaining Atlas V rockets are set aside for Boeing’s Starliner, but that spacecraft does not have a solid return to flight yet.
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 June 2026
  • In total, the proposal calls for 572 condominiums and 949 apartments, with at least 262 units set aside as affordable housing.
    — Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • After this launch, all nine remaining Atlas V rockets are set aside for Amazon’s Project Kuiper (3) or Boeing’s Starliner (6).
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 June 2026
  • After this launch, all eight remaining Atlas V rockets are set aside for Amazon’s Project Kuiper (2) or Boeing’s Starliner (6).
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 June 2026
  • After this launch, all seven remaining Atlas V rockets are set aside for Amazon’s Project Kuiper (1) or Boeing’s Starliner (6).
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 June 2026
  • After this launch, all 11 remaining Atlas V rockets are set aside for Amazon’s Project Kuiper (5) or Boeing’s Starliner (6).
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 June 2026
  • After this launch, all 10 remaining Atlas V rockets are set aside for Amazon’s Project Kuiper (4) or Boeing’s Starliner (6).
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 June 2026
  • The Legislature has earmarked $50 million for campus and infrastructure improvements and infrastructure upgrades at the college related to a stadium, but has not set aside anything for the facility itself.
    — Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 June 2026
  • With the action ramping up, Forbes dug into some of the tournament’s more eye-popping numbers, from the $713,000 World Cup trophy to the $50 million in prize money that’s set aside for the winning team.
    — Sarah Whitmire, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

set-aside

2 of 2 noun
  • All of these efforts would be backed by set-aside financing, ensuring that the city would put its money where its mouth is.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 27 May 2026
  • Justice Samuel Alito might say the need for racial set-asides is over, but Democrats disagree.
    — David Weigel, semafor.com, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The set-aside secures a 20% density bonus, meaning the team can build up to 4,254 units.
    — Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2026
  • The city could then use subcontracting goals or set-asides for certain small contracts to target businesses within those tiers, according to Bawa.
    — Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Hundreds of millions of acres of land in the United States have been taken off the table for housing through land set-asides, Kafkaesque permitting regimes, and the constant threat of litigation.
    — James Burling, Oc Register, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Should the sales process spill into next year, however, Zaslav’s tax liability picture would improve and the $335 million set-aside would not be needed, according to documents.
    — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
  • The credit rating agency believes Brightline will be able to cover an interest payment due in July only by exhausting the money set-aside to make those payments, unless business and train fares pick up more than expected before then.
    — Tom Hudson, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
  • The single item that stops new projects is when the Affordable Requirements Ordinance (ARO) is required, with a set-aside of 20% of the units to be rented at below market prices.
    — Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026

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