set apart

1. Make noticeable, as in Certain traits set her apart from her peers . [Late 1400s]

2. Reserve for a specific use, as in One group of tissue samples was set apart for incubation . [c. 1600]

Example Sentences

One of those gilded, set-apart communities with a homeowner association and lawns that look like putting greens.

From New York Times

Guns are special, set-apart totems of power and salvation in our collective history, myths, and popular culture.

From The Guardian

In spite of his friendliness and his friends Doc was a lonely and a set-apart man.

From Literature

Between his set-apart legs is a clear visual of the front license plate, reading: Confederate States of America.

From Los Angeles Times

Ultimately, he escaped that sentence, growing up with a limp, a right arm that didn’t straighten and a sensitivity to the set-apart “that’s core to my life.”

From New York Times

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