Examples of 'it set off' in a sentence

Meaning of "it set off"

it set off - to cause something to start or happen, often used to describe the beginning of an event or action

How to use "it set off" in a sentence

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it set off
It set off a series of attacks on the police.
And there is no way that it set off.
It set off the alarm in her room.
I watched the expedition as it set off.
Watch it set off on a journey of a billion years.
You talked too loud and it set off an alarm.
It set off the smoke alarm.
We assume whoever did it set off one of our car alarms.
It set off all our alarms.
None of it set off alarms.
It set off the alarm system.
I tried doubling the sample range and it set off alarms.
And it set off a small explosion.
The family soon climbed aboard the cruiser as it set off towards the sunset.
It set off a chain of events.

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When the Allies bombed Hamburg it set off a firestorm.
It set off a psychotic attack.
Did she yell until it set off a car alarm?
It set off an allergic reaction.
Why would not it set off the hotel protections?
It set off my asthma.
Something so utterly horrible, it set off the fatal seizure.
It set off a volley of letters in which scientists told of similar experiences.
When you logged into your email, it set off an account alert.
It set off a row which is still ringing in our ears today.
The moment it entered this region, it set off the terrifying waves that impacted everything.
It set off my migraine.
For example, slaves helped move the military 's equipment when it set off for battle.
But it set off a maelstrom of protests by various groups which felt left out.
On the board, it looks like it set off Waimea.
It set off an enormous controversy in Germany and elsewhere.
I just heard some troubling news, and it set off my Insecurity.
It set off a moral panic against absinthe in Switzerland and other countries.
You talked too loud and it set off an alarm . Fire alarm.
It set off the development of the IT industry in Romania.
She probably tried to draw their fire . It set off the alarm.
It set off in pursuit to the main Turkish position at Sharqat.
When this story was first revealed, it set off a firestorm within Google.
It set off all kinds of CBD and ICE bells.
And then when that blew, it set off a pack of thermals I stuck upstairs.
It set off a wave that Joss Whedon caught and rode like Moondoggie.
My car alarm . We assume whoever did it set off one of our car alarms.
It set off the David Sandstrom lie detector.
We should pause and think… You talked too loud and it set off an alarm.
It set off protests in Hong Kong and Taiwan.
The spell was designed to help artists, Why would not it set off the hotel protections?
For me, it set off just a total panic attack.
However, the Israel Defense Forces said, it set off alerts on cellphones in the area.
Did it set off a bull and did it charge towards you?
Good chance that's where it set off.

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