How to Use set down in a Sentence

set down

verb
  • Sit down and pretend to set down a drink.
    — Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Bode is setting down roots in Asia.
    — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Mats are ripped up, power planers are set down.
    — Jayson Greene, Pitchfork, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Beauty reached for June’s hand, said, Come set down.
    — Meredith Maran, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
  • The texture starts creamy and then sets down into a blurred finish.
    — Jailynn Taylor, Allure, 26 Dec. 2025
  • When the cup of alcohol was set down, the tablecloth caught on fire.
    — Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 27 Dec. 2025
  • Rotate the glass to get every side, then set down and polish.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The crown isn’t being taken, just being set down.
    — Datwon Thomas, VIBE.com, 26 June 2026
  • If the past policies set down by the School Board worked, why hasn’t this changed?
    — Anchorage Daily News, 17 Mar. 2022
  • Alias is a special occasion from the moment the first gift from the chef is set down.
    — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Her books are full of people who have been dislodged from one place and set down in another.
    — James Marcus, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2024
  • The shallow tray is a convenient place to set down your watch, wallet, or spare change.
    — Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Apr. 2023
  • As soon as the captain gives the all clear, set down that mimosa and leave the buffet behind.
    — Amanda Eyre Ward, Bon Appétit, 19 Mar. 2025
  • So why didn't the show set down some cameras and film this genre-bending masterpiece?
    — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 11 Aug. 2022
  • Heads turn, wine glasses are set down, and disbelief settles across the room.
    — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2023
  • After the coffin has been set down in the square, a book of the Gospels will be placed on top of it.
    — Rachel Treisman, NPR, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Items should be handled once (think hung, shelved, or stored) rather than set down temporarily.
    — Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 29 Jan. 2026
  • By far the best sentences in her new novel are those setting down the world as seen through Catt’s eyes.
    — Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
  • By far the best sentences in her new novel are those setting down the world as seen through Catt’s eyes.
    — Victor J. Blue, Harpers Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025
  • Soul & Surf, which started off as a pop-up camp, had already set down roots on its current site.
    — Chandrahas Choudhury, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Ensure guests have a spot to kick off their shoes, hang up coats, and set down packages or purses inside the door.
    — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Nov. 2021
  • Ensure guests have a spot to kick off their shoes, hang up coats, and set down packages or purses inside the door.
    — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Dec. 2025
  • Several people came by to set down flowers next to the cross, while others took a knee to pray.
    — Jamie Landers, Dallas News, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Zhen set down his suona and put his erhu, a type of Chinese violin, in his lap.
    — William Tong, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
  • This overlay shows that all the prints were set down within a few hours before the mud completely dried.
    — Maya Wei-Haas, National Geographic, 15 Oct. 2020
  • Learner Tien, 20, saved match points and came back from a set down in his second-round match.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 31 May 2026
  • Inside, everything is already in place –– a scene set down to the last detail.
    — Ayushi Shah, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Then there’s Peg, who arrives in a bomb-diffusion suit and sets down a ticking bomb.
    — Ali Barthwell, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
  • People dressed in black silently walked back and forth to set down each coffin, some carrying them in pairs.
    — Orion Rummler, Them., 18 Apr. 2025
  • But after that, Seymour set down his final six batters.
    — ABC News, 8 June 2026

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