Sentence examples for set the thing from inspiring English sources

"We were going to set the thing during the Boer War and have his regiment called up," he said.

Bob: "I had figured out that the elasticity of rainwater was different from the elasticity of hose water, and I wanted to set the thing just right".

(Might vibration set the thing off?) The streets were pitch dark, for the blackout was in force, and we all carried electric torches dimmed with red crêpe paper.

You threw in (very slow) wireless charging, meaning that you can set the thing down onto a compatible charging base without actually plugging in a cable.

For a minute, he held the remainder, the plastic warm and slick in his fingers, then he set the thing into a cup holder over the radio.

Cookie is mother, rather than sister, to the three brothers and believes that half the business is rightfully hers as it was her drug money that set the thing up in the first place.

And setting the thing up is kind of a pain.

The hardest part about setting the thing up is choosing the right playlist.

But I set the whole thing up.

My father set the whole thing up.

I have no idea how to set the damn thing.