set up in (something)
phrasal verb
set up in (something); setting up in (something); sets up in (something)
: to start one's own business
He set up in business after finishing college.
Examples of set up in (something) in a Sentence
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Phone caddies are set up in classrooms in case teachers choose to implement the rule.
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The Enquirer, 21 Apr. 2024
It was set up in what's usually a private dining room of the restaurant.
—Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 18 Apr. 2024
This led to the creation of organizations like Instituto Caldeira, launched in 2022, and the development of innovative territories, with entrepreneurship and innovation hubs set up in favelas across the state capital.
—Angelica Mari, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
Amateur stylists set up in both kitchens and Black hair salons have long been crucial to Black communities, where customers have sought solace and capable hands.
—Claretta Bellamy, NBC News, 2 Mar. 2024
On the north end of Main Street several families set up in Arnold Park to get some distance from the hordes.
—Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2024
Lance Oppenheim, the director of the film, was set up in the parking lot to get a wide shot of a meeting that never happened.
—John Otis, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2024
In the field, the gear could be set up in a tent, packed up and moved at a moment’s notice.
—Ellen Nakashima, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2024
Russia also seems focused on building tools to disrupt the delicate house of cards that the U.S. and its allies have set up in space, with recent warnings of nukes in orbit.
—George Dvorsky / Gizmodo, Quartz, 7 Mar. 2024
The Enquirer, 21 Apr. 2024
It was set up in what's usually a private dining room of the restaurant.
—Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 18 Apr. 2024
This led to the creation of organizations like Instituto Caldeira, launched in 2022, and the development of innovative territories, with entrepreneurship and innovation hubs set up in favelas across the state capital.
—Angelica Mari, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
Amateur stylists set up in both kitchens and Black hair salons have long been crucial to Black communities, where customers have sought solace and capable hands.
—Claretta Bellamy, NBC News, 2 Mar. 2024
On the north end of Main Street several families set up in Arnold Park to get some distance from the hordes.
—Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2024
Lance Oppenheim, the director of the film, was set up in the parking lot to get a wide shot of a meeting that never happened.
—John Otis, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2024
In the field, the gear could be set up in a tent, packed up and moved at a moment’s notice.
—Ellen Nakashima, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2024
Russia also seems focused on building tools to disrupt the delicate house of cards that the U.S. and its allies have set up in space, with recent warnings of nukes in orbit.
—George Dvorsky / Gizmodo, Quartz, 7 Mar. 2024
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