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Discover Ludwig"setting sail" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you want to describe the beginning of a journey by sea. For example: "We set sail on our voyage around the world at dawn."
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setting sail
verb
Present participle of set sail
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Before setting sail.
And you're setting sail on unchartered waters.
That has not stopped some protest ships from setting sail.
Toying with the idea of setting sail on your own?
One man finished the race, 313 days after setting sail.
Blue Peter is setting sail from BBC1, never to return.
Could I be setting sail for the affirmative?
All the while, its rival, Apple, was setting sail to explore new territories.
It is setting sail on a sea of random course changes.
There is also another international flotilla of aid ships setting sail towards Gaza later in June.
Take 1g four hours before travel, and again half an hour before setting sail.
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