Sentence examples for set himself up from inspiring English sources

Thévenoud had set himself up for a spectacular fall.

So why should Obama present a blueprint and set himself up for diplomatic failure?

Osama bin Laden has set himself up as the new Saladin.

He set himself up as a giant and he couldn't deliver".

In the mid-11th century he declared his independence and set himself up as king.

Chris Christie had his big moment, his chance to set himself up as the heir apparent.

With all these points, Mr. Annan set himself up for bitter disappointment.

2) He set himself up for scoring problems when he closed his credit cards in 2006.

This wasn't exactly surprising — Obama set himself up to be attacked.

In 1185 Isaac Comnenus, governor of Cyprus, set himself up as independent ruler of the island.

But Trump has set himself up for criticism by the standard he set for himself.