set an example

set an example (third-person singular simple present sets an example, present participle setting an example, simple past and past participle set an example)

1. To behave in a way that other people should. [with for ‘someone’]

• make an example of

• “set an example”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
• “set an example”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “set an example”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• “set an example for someone” (US) in Macmillan English Dictionary.