How to Use set off in a Sentence

set off

verb

• The plan has set off a firestorm of debate and protests.
  — Anthony Trotter, ABC News, 25 Sep. 2022
• The danger, Bivens said, is that the Fed has set off a runaway train.
  — Irina Ivanova, CBS News, 30 Sep. 2022
• The success of these drugs has set off a boom in research.
  — Emma Court, Fortune Well, 31 Jan. 2024
• And all of this is setting off alarm bells among some tourism groups.
  — Gustavo Valdes, CNN, 5 Dec. 2024
• The trio sets off on a mission for Aang to learn all four elements and help save the world.
  — Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2024
• The video set off a sales frenzy, one that Leahy doesn’t see slowing down.
  — James Manso, WWD, 25 Sep. 2024
• For most people, cold hands shouldn’t set off alarm bells.
  — Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 17 Aug. 2024
• But the officials missed the deadline, setting off the rest of the delays.
  — Jaden Edison, Hartford Courant, 13 Jan. 2024
• His memoir, The Thrill of the Chase, set off a nationwide treasure hunt.
  — Popular Mechanics, 10 Mar. 2023
• Once again, Talking Heads are setting off dance parties around the world.
  — Rob Tannenbaum, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2023
• Ralph DeFalco of Annapolis brought his young children to the ocean at 2:45 a.m. to watch the boats set off.
  — Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun, 11 Aug. 2023
• To set off the look, the actress carried a hot pink handbag and sparkly retro cell phone.
  — Genevieve Cepeda, Peoplemag, 28 Nov. 2023
• On Wall Street, that set off speculation that a merger might be in the works.
  — Aaron Pressman, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Jan. 2023
• Deng was still in charge when the next prominent death set off a series of events that resonate to this day.
  — Isabel Hilton, The Atlantic, 1 Dec. 2022
• Duplantis rose, rose, let go—and cleared the bar, falling to the mat and setting off a cathartic roar.
  — Sean Gregory / Saint-Denis, TIME, 6 Aug. 2024
• Forgot when Amelia Earhart set off on her fateful flight?
  — Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 18 Jan. 2023
• The royal set off around 7 a.m. local time, awake for the early workout likely thanks in part to the jet lag as the U.K. is five hours ahead.
  — Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 19 Sep. 2023
• Musk’s stance has led right-wingers to rally around the prospect of his ownership of Twitter — and has set off alarms from those on the left.
  — Todd Spangler, Variety, 4 Oct. 2022
• His luscious food calls for a party and the restaurant obliges with a private room, set off with a red rug on the wall, that can seat up to 50.
  — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 27 Nov. 2023
• Prices surged in the days leading to July 4 as travelers set off on trips.
  — Miami Herald Archives Update, Miami Herald, 8 July 2024
• Last August, the news of a dying man left at a gas station set off alarm bells for Hammer and his team.
  — ABC News, 15 Dec. 2022
• Officials may have set off claims for a First Amendment case.
  — Prem Thakker, The New Republic, 12 July 2023
• Hughlett appeared to pull the ball back prematurely, which may have set off the chain of events.
  — cleveland, 23 Oct. 2022
• Former President Trump sets off alarms about what his return to the White House could look like.
  — Nbc Universal, NBC News, 10 Dec. 2023
• No team has yet taken a set off the Dons’ girls volleyball team this season.
  — Terry Monahan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Nov. 2022
• Further strength could set off more alarm bells about inflation and Fed rate hikes.
  — Paul R. La Monica, CNN, 5 Jan. 2023
• Kaley had set off about an hour before us, wishing for some solitude on the trail.
  — Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Nov. 2024
• The plump green bug was spotted near the State House on Beacon Hill, setting off a frenzy in the media and online.
  — Mike Deehan, Axios, 26 Sep. 2024
• Bitcoin spiked 8 percent on the day after the election, setting off a weeks-long rally that reached several new record-highs.
  — Miranda Nazzaro, The Hill, 5 Dec. 2024
• Not long afterward, a photo leaked of the legislators posed with Astiz, setting off a furor.
  — Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 26 Dec 2024