How to Use set to in a Sentence

set to

verb
  • Then he gets set to do it all over again.
    — Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 24 Apr. 2026
  • The show is set to last at least a decade.
    — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 27 Mar. 2026
  • These prices are set to change on April 2.
    — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026
  • The first trailer is set to drop next week.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 20 Mar. 2026
  • What’s the best flatware set to buy?
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 19 June 2026
  • They are set to expire at the end of the year.
    — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2025
  • One man was set to get married in just a few months.
    — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
  • One of baseball’s very best is set to hang up his cleats.
    — Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025
  • They are set to play their 2027 there.
    — CBS News, 23 May 2026
  • Both are set to kick off tours in 2026.
    — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 27 Mar. 2026
  • The plane was set to depart for Ibiza.
    — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
  • The trial is set to run for 64 weeks.
    — Berkeley Lovelace Jr, NBC news, 6 June 2026
  • The new record is set to come out in late 2026.
    — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Or like a doctor who’s set to win an election.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 19 June 2026
  • Robinson is set to go into court next week.
    — Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 13 Sep. 2025
  • He was set to go on a school visit in a couple of weeks.
    — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
  • The case is set to return to court on June 2.
    — Larry Madowo, CNN Money, 29 May 2026
  • Berman’s contract was set to expire at the end of the year.
    — Melanie Anzidei, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Be sure to snag an extra set to upgrade your guest room, too.
    — Brittney Morgan, Travel + Leisure, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Shooting is set to begin next year.
    — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The late singer’s nephew Jaafar is set to play him in the new movie.
    — Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025
  • The five were among a group of seven that was set to go to trial next month.
    — Wcco Staff, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
  • He is set to appear in court May 20.
    — Katie Langford, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Saree was set to square off against Skye Blue.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026
  • His state trial is set to begin in June.
    — Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
  • You are set to direct a Joni Mitchell biopic next year.
    — Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The couple is set to get married in April.
    — Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
  • His term was set to expire in 2028.
    — Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 8 May 2026
  • The book is set to come out in December.
    — Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Shah is set to exit prison in late 2026.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2025

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