set in motion

How To Use set in motion In A Sentence

• ‘The pulsations of the air, once set in motion by the human voice, continue into infinity’, and he went on to speculate about this constant movement of atoms.
• They have set in motion a redistribution of wealth that really will squeeze the rich until the pips squeak. Times, Sunday Times
• Her sharp, aggressive tone set in motion the events that led to her downfall.
• You also have unconscious intents which may never be known, but are set in motion nonetheless.
• Pianoforte, the variation of sound from quiet to loud, is set in motion almost instantaneously as steel strings tautly attached to felt-covered hammers feel the vibration. Andrea Preziotti: Piano Treasures: The Gift of Hope
• This vision set in motion a train of visitations by angelic ministrants directing the young prophet in the process of restoring the gospel of Jesus Christ.
• And leaving the Waratahs set in motion the chain of events that took him to Ireland.
• Giles set in motion a train of events which would culminate in tragedy.
• When Douglas's character smells a rat, the convoluted thriller plot is set in motion.
• It held that if an individual does not comply with a subpoena or order issued by the Tribunal, he could be held in contempt of the Tribunal and the specific contempt procedure could be set in motion.