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set an example

set an example

Also, set a good or bad example . Behave in a way that should (or will) be imitated, as in Dad was always telling Bill to set a good example for his younger brother, or They were afraid of setting a bad example for the other nations. [Late 1700s]
See also: example, set

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ayliffe['eilif]
Svetoslav-Bulgarian, Medieval Slavic
Ladd['læd]
Rayen-Native American, Mapuche, Spanish (Latin American)
Blago-Croatian
Griogair-Scottish
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