How to Use set piece in a Sentence
set piece
noun
- She scored with a set piece.
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Three of the Swedes' goals against Italy came on set pieces.
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CBS News,
6 Aug. 2023
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And the third factor on set pieces is the will to go get the ball first.
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Kevin Baxter,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Oct. 2023
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If You Get Lost, Tyler brought a boat as a set piece for the stage.
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Kristin Robinson,
Billboard,
1 Nov. 2021
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Summit scored its third in the 26th minute on a set piece.
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oregonlive,
14 Nov. 2021
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The Timbers opened scoring in the 27th minute on a set piece.
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oregonlive,
12 Aug. 2020
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The crew built the worm into a 90-foot-long by 24-foot-wide set piece.
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Zack Sharf,
Variety,
27 Mar. 2024
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The movie could just as well have been four hours long: Here’s one more overblown set piece!
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Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
10 Aug. 2023
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Becker’s goal came on a set piece from about 30 yards out.
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Gregg Voss,
chicagotribune.com,
2 Nov. 2019
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Orlando City’s best chance of the first half came off a set piece.
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Jordan Culver,
Pro Soccer USA,
30 June 2018
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The set piece ends on a close-up of a misty-eyed Aimee, sandwiched and smiling among her peers at the back of the bus.
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Christi Carras Staff Writer,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Sep. 2021
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The main set piece is an enormous cross lying face-down, as if dropped in the dirt.
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Zachary Lewis,
cleveland,
9 Feb. 2022
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Those actions were amplified on the goal off the set piece that broke open the game.
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Patrick Z. McGavin,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Aug. 2022
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Deep in stoppage time, Bono raced up the field for a promising set piece.
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Steven Goff,
Washington Post,
16 June 2024
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Not because of the set piece but by forcing the passing too close to goal.
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SI.com,
3 Sep. 2019
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To the Chainsmokers' credit, there were some nifty, minute-long set pieces.
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Piet Levy,
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,
13 Nov. 2019
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And prior to that 3-0 win, the U.S. hadn't scored from a set piece and had posted just two first-half goals.
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Drake Hills,
USA TODAY,
5 Feb. 2022
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There were some real set pieces on the All in the Family set.
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Mikey O'Connell,
The Hollywood Reporter,
16 Jan. 2024
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So many of this World Cup’s goals have come from set pieces and so too was the one that gave the host nation fresh life.
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Martin Rogers,
USA TODAY,
7 July 2018
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Orlando evened the match on the ensuing set piece in the 27th minute.
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oregonlive,
12 June 2023
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There are some pretty good set pieces when the tension gets cranked up.
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Bill Goodykoontz,
The Arizona Republic,
10 Oct. 2024
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New storylines are short and those kinds of big set piece are gone.
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Paul Tassi,
Forbes,
20 Apr. 2021
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Memphis tacked on a third goal in the 86th minute when Aaron Molloy curled a set piece into the area.
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Partner Content,
The Arizona Republic,
9 July 2022
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In the 35th minute, Mabiala earned a yellow card that gave Miami a set piece just on the edge of the box.
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oregonlive,
28 May 2022
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The fact that this has been the World Cup of the set piece, penalty kick and own goal is illustrative.
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Brian Straus,
SI.com,
8 July 2018
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At this World Cup, 30% of the goals were scored on set pieces, according to Opta.
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Andrew Beaton,
WSJ,
16 July 2018
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That stat says much about Swedish strategy and savvy on set pieces.
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Frank Dell'apa,
BostonGlobe.com,
14 Aug. 2023
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Will every episode have a major set piece like this one?
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Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
19 Mar. 2021
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The film showcases beautiful set pieces and a lot of epic battles.
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Erik Kain,
Forbes,
20 Oct. 2024
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Like Annabelle, The Nun features a lot of repetitive padding between scares, but here, the set pieces are significantly more chilling and visually creative.
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Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
28 Oct. 2024
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