Examples of 'would set off' in a sentence

Meaning of "would set off"

would set off ~ to trigger or initiate something, such as an action or a series of events. It can refer to causing a reaction or starting a process

How to use "would set off" in a sentence

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would set off
I would set off the explosives as a distraction.
Any errors would set off alarms.
I would set off on some tacking angle.
I wish you would set off.
Red would set off your hair.
News of a new discovery would set off another rush.
It would set off too many alarms.
Little did he know that he would set off a majestic upheaval.
Would set off a motion detector a mile away.
I thought we would set off at night.
Would set off alarms throughout all of homeland security.
Only a precise hit would set off a chain reaction.
It would set off all kinds of alarm bells.
You said yourself putting it the would set off a trap.
Which would set off evac protocol.

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I had a feeling that trying to do this would set off some of you.
I knew you would set off an alarm eventually.
To Montreal without telling anyone would set off some bells.
It would set off the alarm.
Friday morning we would set off for Napa.
We would set off a global panic.
That those guys in the band would set off all those explosives inside.
It would set off any room you put it in.
They hoped that these attacks would set off uprisings all over the country.
It would set off your house real well.
Firecrackers in the hall and you would think People would set off.
A shutdown would set off a toxic chain reaction.
The IMF worried that a devaluation of the ruble would set off a round of inflation.
The color would set off some of my outfits.
But if anybody tries to break in, it would set off the alarm.
I would set off every metal detector i walk through.
You promised me we would set off the fireworks!
It would set off the coal dust like an atomic chain reaction.
Your grandpa saw that, he would set off fireworks.
I would set off on some tacking angle that made no sense to them.
Do you think hot coals would set off the sprinkler system?
Which would set off evac protocol and shut down the launch.
Then after lunch, she would set off for the hospital.
I would set off from Russia won.
If we evacuate people in a panic whoever 's watching would set off the device.
It means that we would set off again to find a place for the winter.
The bracelet on your baby's ankle has a microchip that would set off alarms.
Because that would set off the bomb immediately and we will all be dead.
Who would have thought that an accident involving lime soda would set off the apocalypse?
An alarm system would set off when burglars try to break into your home.
Who in Penguin's organization keeps the list would set off too many alarms.
That would set off a federal investigation if it were preached by Southern whites.
I thought the colours would Set off your 'classic eyes.
People would set off firecrackers in the hall It was terrifying.
Most analysts expected that Tom 's offer would set off a new round of bidding for Mary.

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