Sentence examples for were even set from inspiring English sources

"They were snapping the ball before the chains were even set.

One gas-industry expert told me that in some cases fake companies were even set up to pose as bidders.

The fact that in advance of the conference the activists and the media who were led by them were already damning the potential outcome, predicting a certain failure months before the marquees were even set up.

Instead, they had a digital clock affixed to them that was presumably intended to function as a timer to detonate them at a specific time and date — although since none of them have gone off, it is unclear at this point if the timers were properly wired to detonate the bombs when the alarm activated, or if they were even set.

More than 130 years ago, before the borders of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation were even set, it was clear that the sale of alcohol to Lakotas would pose a problem.

However, this was largely offset by the introduction in late 1988 of reference prices, which effectively protected many domestic industries and in some cases were even set at prohibitive rates.

One was even set on fire.

She's even set my sons against me!

His helmet is even set ablaze for a climactic Fire.

They are even set on a superblock, like the original World Trade Center.

The movie is even set on a Bergmanesque island — leafless and cold.