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The phrase "set off towards" is correct and usable in written English.
It typically means to walk or travel in the direction of something. Example: We set off towards the beach, hoping to catch the sunset.
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"BRILLIANT!" and set off towards it.
I saw him pay off the posteggiatore [self-appointed parking attendant] and set off towards me.
In total, 240 – mainly Eritreans – crammed on board and they set off towards Europe.
He'd set off towards the city of Kiev in the hope of bringing back food.
After mastering its push-button technology, I set off towards Keswick on quiet lanes.
David and Jo load the body into the car and set off towards the party.
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The ball was of full good length, setting off towards the leg stump.
Coastal defense became a cause celebre across the state: the blockade drove enlistments into Texas coastal artillery units, competing for ambitious recruits with the glorious cavalry setting off towards the East.
I washed down a mountain of sandwiches, warm pastries and cake with exotic blends of Ceylon tea before setting off towards the looming mountains to find my hotel for the night, and I prayed for clear skies.
He says goodbye and sets off towards Barrow-in-Furness, past the wall's western end.
She sets off towards the black & white photograph at an admirable speed (I later learn that she has recently had two knee-replacements, making her gallivanting about the gallery all the more remarkable: a tribute to her physical robustness and New York's orthopaedic surgeons).
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