Sentence examples for sets back from inspiring English sources
verb
Third person singular of set back
Two amazing third sets, back to back.
To do so sets back the forces of reform.
His fraud "sets back our knowledge in the field tremendously".
He brought three television sets back from Washington.
"It sets back the relationship between police and community, but it sets back that young man, too — it sets back his self-esteem; it doesn't give him a confirmation of his future possibilities".
"When elected officials use racial slurs, it sets back our nation and sets back legislators who are seriously working toward real, bipartisan solutions," Mr. Hinojosa said.
"Once in a while you get the flood that sets back development 50 years," he said.
What really sets back women at work is becoming a mother.
The decision, which reversed the court's precedents, sets back antidiscrimination law significantly.
But the researchers do not conclude that Sure Start "sets back" youngsters.
But there is some risk, because pruning sets back growth and delays flowering.
