How to Use setter in a Sentence

setter

noun
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  • But the real standard setters, of course, are the U.S. and the EU.
    — Bypeter Vanham, Fortune, 29 June 2023
  • On the hunt for a great travel gift for your most beloved jet-setter?
    — Andrea Navarro, Glamour, 3 Nov. 2022
  • Medjid, the pace setter for the BC offense, had a game-high four goals in that matchup.
    — Globe Correspondent, BostonGlobe.com, 28 May 2022
  • Adele has also been a record-setter on the Billboard 200.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 12 Jan. 2022
  • The sophomore setter has some big shoes to fill this season for St. Charles North.
    — Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 13 Sep. 2023
  • And will step into a more prominent role as the team’s go-to setter.
    — Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 7 Sep. 2023
  • But the core of the ’73 team had graduated and coach Jack Henn was looking for help at setter and in the back row.
    — John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Jan. 2023
  • Purdy spent much of his time on the football field while Brandt was a setter for the volleyball team.
    — Alex Gurley, Peoplemag, 20 Jan. 2023
  • Purdy spent much of his time on the football field, while Brandt was a setter for the volleyball team.
    — Alex Gurley, Peoplemag, 17 July 2023
  • The pup, an English setter from Phoenix, Arizona, broke the record three months ago with his 3.74-inch licker.
    — Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 7 June 2023
  • And Texas A&M, which has quickly become a trend-setter in the bidding wars of the name, image and likeness era.
    — oregonlive, 7 Jan. 2022
  • Senior setter Ellen Floyd added five kills and 23 assists for the Seawolves.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 14 Nov. 2022
  • The 6-foot-3 setter has been a leader as the Cougars have run the table in the Central Suburban North for two seasons.
    — Darren Day, Chicago Tribune, 18 May 2022
  • Here, the jet-setter shares her favorite products for Glamour's Drop The Routine.
    — Talia Abbas, Glamour, 3 Aug. 2022
  • On one end is a matte liner, and on the other is a setter which makes the liner un-budgeable.
    — Tatjana Freund, ELLE, 14 Nov. 2022
  • Rowan, the setter, said UCLA’s unique personalities are the key to the team’s success.
    — Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2023
  • Beal and Neville came up with a unique style with the same two serve-receive players — Kiraly and Berzins, getting the ball to Dvorak, the setter.
    — John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 July 2022
  • The first hearing is expected to be a table-setter for the rest of the subsequent hearings.
    — Farnoush Amiri, Anchorage Daily News, 8 June 2022
  • The freshman setter cleared 20 assists for the ninth time in her career against Attucks, dishing out 22 in a three-set sweep.
    — Brian Haenchen, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Oct. 2022
  • Lopez is one of two quarterbacks for the North, joining Piedmont record-setter Jack Hayes.
    — Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al, 15 Dec. 2022
  • Record-setter Kyle Trask followed a similar path from Texas to Gainesville.
    — Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Oct. 2022
  • Although Hamilton came one match short of a 6A three-peat, Barlow once again stood out as an elite setter.
    — The Arizona Republic, 10 Jan. 2023
  • Critics often tar him as a jet-setter, out of touch with the lives of ordinary people.
    — Mark Landler, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Oct. 2022
  • As a setter by trade, Ulrich isn’t used to getting on a roll attacking.
    — Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 30 Sep. 2022
  • Poles talked multiple times about viewing Patrick as a tone setter, but now Patrick must do that from the sideline.
    — Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 24 Nov. 2022
  • Consider this the It-Girl effect, because Bella is a trend-setter through and through.
    — Seventeen, 19 Sep. 2022
  • The first-year setter is exactly the type of player Leatherwood and the college wanted to reach when starting the program.
    — Timothy Dashiell, Baltimore Sun, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Senior setter Sadie Wellbeloved (team-leading 51 assists) has been in charge of the offense for two years.
    — Aj Traub, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Senior setter Tia Pegler added four to go with her 24 assists.
    — Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 7 Sep. 2023
  • In those final seconds, Muncie Northside's setter lofted a high ball to a player, who rolled a soft hit toward the net.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 28 Sep. 2022

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