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set sail

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  1. set sailverb

    To embark on a voyage by boat.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of set sail in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of set sail in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of set sail in a Sentence

  1. Napolean Hill:

    When defeat comes, accept it as a signal that your plans are not sound, rebuild those plans, and set sail once more toward your coveted goal.

  2. Lorelei Curtin:

    I think we often underestimate early human explorers and their ability to reach new, unknown lands, i can't imagine the courage and skill it takes to set sail across the North Atlantic ocean. It really is a testament to the human spirit of exploration.

  3. Matteo Salvini:

    The fewer people set sail, the fewer die.

  4. Tamotsu Iba:

    Sony is like a ship that has set sail in the stormy weather of the electronics business, led by a captain who's using a flawed nautical map, he doesn't have the sensibility or intellect to notice it's wrong. Do board members, who should be in a position to supervise the captain, not notice? Are they tolerating it, not willing to point it out?


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