How to Use set piece in a Sentence

set piece

noun
  • She scored with a set piece.
  • This is the year of the set piece.
    — Megan Feringa, New York Times, 31 May 2026
  • Reddit feeds may rip apart some set pieces.
    — Bryan West, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
  • And that’s not the only set piece by any means.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2026
  • He is nailed to start when fit, and is on penalties and set pieces.
    — Abdul Rehman, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
  • And the third factor on set pieces is the will to go get the ball first.
    — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2023
  • Set-piece frailty Fed up hearing about set pieces?
    — The Athletic's Liverpool Staff, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
  • That plus a set piece could easily be a draw.
    — Dean Jones, New York Times, 18 June 2026
  • For all the pomp, the meeting is largely a set piece.
    — ABC News, 2 Mar. 2026
  • There are just a lot of rich set pieces that gave us juicy conflict and high stakes.
    — Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Dec. 2025
  • Tunisia got one back early in the second half off a set piece.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2026
  • New storylines are short and those kinds of big set piece are gone.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2021
  • Liverpool score a lot from set pieces.
    — Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2026
  • There are a few set pieces in the first act that give the dancers their moments to shine.
    — Tom Teicholz, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2025
  • There are some pretty good set pieces when the tension gets cranked up.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 10 Oct. 2024
  • Could set pieces be a dominant theme?
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 5 June 2026
  • The Black Spot is a massive set piece.
    — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Dec. 2025
  • The way for the outsiders to narrow the gap is, in part, through set pieces.
    — Michael Cox, New York Times, 6 July 2025
  • The main set piece is an enormous cross lying face-down, as if dropped in the dirt.
    — Zachary Lewis, cleveland, 9 Feb. 2022
  • All four of Torres’ assists have come off set pieces.
    — Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026
  • All four of Torres' assists have come off set pieces.
    — CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
  • That stat says much about Swedish strategy and savvy on set pieces.
    — Frank Dell'apa, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Aug. 2023
  • New Zealand’s strengths from out wide extend to set pieces too.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 5 June 2026
  • Not because of the set piece but by forcing the passing too close to goal.
    — SI.com, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Orlando City’s best chance of the first half came off a set piece.
    — Jordan Culver, Pro Soccer USA, 30 June 2018
  • He should be selected for his world-class passing and set pieces alone.
    — The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 13 May 2026
  • Lukas Weese Will set pieces rule this World Cup?
    — Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 12 June 2026
  • Deep in stoppage time, Bono raced up the field for a promising set piece.
    — Steven Goff, Washington Post, 16 June 2024
  • Those actions were amplified on the goal off the set piece that broke open the game.
    — Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2022
  • The Thorns were then punished on set pieces in their home loss to the Reign.
    — Jamie Goldberg, OregonLive.com, 11 May 2018

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