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Discover LudwigThe phrase "sets off from" is correct and can be used in written English.
It means to depart or start a journey from a particular place or point. Example: The hikers set off from the trailhead early in the morning, hoping to reach the summit before sunset.
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'Football's Olympic torch' sets off from Battersea Park.
He sets off from western France on the 2016 Vendée Globe race on 6 November.
And so, in 1983, he sets off from Beijing on an epic trek around China.
Many lightning bolts emit some x-rays, particularly at the point that the return stroke sets off from the ground.
If Alan Shearer is working as a pundit he sets off from his home in the north-east at 8am and does not return until 3am on Sunday.
A 13-year-old girl, accompanied by two cousins and three uncles, sets off from Connecticut for England on a 45-foot sailboat.
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Assamese and Bengali are set off from Oriya.
The following day, David and I set off from Yendouma.
We set off from King's Cross station.
@UADSA_VP_Attila set off from Dundee at 11pm last night.
Few skiers, however, set off from the summit itself.
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