Sentence examples similar to set me back to from inspiring English sources

Living with the constant threat of deadlines and a strict marking regimen has set me back about 10 years to my undergraduate days.

Then it would set me back around £20,000 per week to rent the Aldwych, and I would also have to pay the "contras" – ie the running costs of the theatre, technicians, ushers, bar staff and so on (around £35,000 a week).

I've been playing with a banged-up knee all season long, and nothing I think is going to set me back from a confidence standpoint".

"So that set me back, so we decided just to leave it for this season now and make sure the shoulder's 100% before next season so I can get a bit of form in ready for selection for the World Cup".

"It set me back on my heels".

It set me back for years.

"That set me back and then I had to spend like two months without opening but I managed to get along, and the things which they had stolen, I replaced them," she said.

"It's not going to set me back," Burnett said of the lengthy delay.

I won't even go into how much money either of these options was going to set me back.

My therapist at the time was very helpful with the panic issues, but he unfortunately set me back six years when it came to realizing my sexuality.

"It certainly set me back".