Sentence examples for Set off at once from inspiring English sources

So he set off at once into the forest with the villagers and spent several days and nights searching among the palm trees.

Other Argentines, and Rousselot himself in other circumstances, would have set off at once to explore the town, like bloodhounds on Flaubert's trail.

Skittish at the best of times, he set off at once on a rambling and wholly libellous discourse meant to "out" a score of his fellow rock stars as gay.

When he writes something roughly like a love song, he calls it "A treatease dedicated to The Avian Airess from North East Nubis (1000 questions, 1 answer)." The lyrics are set to a wobbling group of synthesized tones that sound like all the video games in an arcade set off at once and then slowed way down, until mayhem has turned into a gentle confusion.

Some marathons start by letting all the runners set off at once (which means those at the back have to wait until those in front have moved forward).

We could not tarry and set off at once.

With this demonic orphan in tow, a giddy Humbert sets off at once on an aimless tour of America, stopping at every garish resort, Corn Palace, or zoo that promises to keep the nymphet amused and compliant.

On the other side, we set off at a fast pace (once fully clothed) and made it just in time to catch the bus along the windy road back to Hobart feeling relaxed, sore, proud and not as happy as I thought I'd be to switch my phone back on.

We eventually set off at midday.

We set off at a sedate walk.

Ledecky set off at world-record pace.