How to Use set off in a Sentence

set off

verb

• The success of these drugs has set off a boom in research.
  — Emma Court, Fortune Well, 31 Jan. 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• That's because when a baby lies on their back, mucus drips down the nasal passages to the back of the throat and sets off a cough response to keep the fluid out of the lungs.
  — Rebecca Stewart, Parents, 21 Dec. 2023
• The war was set off by the militant group Hamas' Oct. 7 attack in southern Israel.
  — Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 14 Aug. 2024
• Burglars gained access to the building and entered the vault without setting off the alarms.
  — Alexandra Banner, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024
• At the end of the school year, my father loaded my brother Scott into a VW van and set off overland for India.
  — Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2024
• Despite the public fallout, Moceanu set off a spark behind the scenes.
  — Christine Yu, SELF, 17 July 2024
• Biden had used the word to describe Xi earlier this year, setting off a furor in the Chinese state media.
  — Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 17 Nov. 2023
• Fortunately for the rest of us, Brunn set off on his own to start a new spice company—and created Old Bay.
  — Popular Science Staff, Popular Science, 23 Oct. 2024
• Robeson set off for friendlier territory: the United Kingdom, where he was welcomed as a conquering hero.
  — Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 20 Nov 2024