"Sett" Example Sentences
1. The fox had its sett in the middle of the field.
2. The old badger sett had many tunnels and chambers.
3. The terrier found the sett and started barking furiously.
4. The sett was huge, with multiple entrances across the hillside.
5. They sealed up all the holes around the rabbit sett.
6. The farmer smoothed over earth where he disturbed the sett.
7. The wildlife photographer watched the badgers emerge from their sett at dusk.
8. A dog crept into the sett and tried to catch the cubs.
9. The angry badger charged out of its sett at the intruder.
10. Badger setts were a common sight on the old farm.
11. They looked but couldn't find the entrance to the rabbit sett.
12. Badgers setts can have more than one entrance hole.
13. We tried to block up the rabbit sett but more holes appeared.
14. The fox cubs were born in the warm darkness of the sett.
15. The terrier retreated quickly from the fox sett.
16. A badger sett consists of many tunnels and chambers.
17. The road work crew uncovered an ancient badger sett.
18. The badgers came darting out of their sett when they heard the commotion.
19. Badgers stock their setts with leaves for nesting material.
20. The badgers would return to their sett when they had eaten their fill.
21. The sett fell silent as the fox cubs went to sleep.
22. The road works had disturbed a fox sett in the hillside.
23. The rabbit sett was filled with kits of all different ages.
24. The farmer had to change his plans when he discovered the badger sett.
25. The entrance to the fox sett was barely visible in the undergrowth.
26. Badgers spend much of their time resting in their sett.
27. The fox kits explored the tunnels deep within the sett.
28. The badger sett had been there for generations.
29. The earth was piled up around the entrance to the rabbit sett.
30. The sett was noisy at feeding time as the cubs called out for their mother.
31. They relocated the badgers to a new sett before construction began.
32. The terrier's barking roused the foxes from within their sett.
33. The cattle trampled the earth around the badger sett.
34. It was clear very young rabbit kits lived in the sett.
35. They covered up the sett to stop the rabbits from escaping.
36. The construction crew had to dig a new drainage ditch around the badger sett.
37. We blocked up all the holes around the rabbit sett to keep the garden safe.
38. The foxes scurried back into the safety of their sett.
39. The sett had been used by badgers for many generations.
40. They had to divert the new road around the badger sett.
41. The farm dogs were told to leave the badger sett alone.
42. Rabbits came and went from their sett throughout the day.
43. The fox cubs play-fought in the tunnels of their sett.
44. The badgers growled as they emerged from their sett.
45. We could hear the squeaks of rabbit kits coming from the sett.
46. Workers had to divert the water pipe around the badger sett.
47. The sett was quiet during the day when the fox cubs slept.
48. The visitor center displayed diagrams of different badger setts.
49. The terrier tried in vain to get into the tightly sealed rabbit sett.
50. The sett was home to a growing family of foxes.
51. They disturbed a rabbit sett while plowing the field.
52. Badgers select a sett site with easy access to clean water.
53. Hedgehogs sometimes live in old badger setts.
54. The sett entrance was plugged to keep foxes out of the hen house.
55. The fox trails led back to their sett in the hedgerow.
56. The badgers had used that sett for many generations.
57. Setts enable badgers and foxes to rear their young safely.
58. Badgers often expand and modify their setts over time.
59. The farm workers sealed up the rabbit sett to protect the crops.
60. The digger driver had to be careful not to damage the badger sett.
Common Phases
make a
sett - To establish a den or dwelling place, especially for a wild animal. The foxes made their
sett in the old shed.
have one's
sett - To inhabit or occupy a den or residence, especially a badger. The family of badgers had their
sett in the nearby hillside.
come/go from one's
sett- To exit or enter one's den or residence. The badgers came from their
sett at dusk to forage for food.
go back to one's
sett - To return to one's den or residence. The foxes went back to their
sett at dawn.
disturb a
sett - To interfere with or damage a den or residence, especially of a wild animal. The construction crew had to be careful not to disturb the badger
sett.
block up a
sett - To plug or fill in the entrances of a den to prevent animals from entering or exiting. They blocked up the rabbit
sett to keep the rabbits out of the garden.
seal up a
sett - To cover or close the entrances of a den, often with earth or stone. They sealed up the rabbit holes and entrances to the
sett.
Hope this helps provide some useful common phrases! Let me know if you have any other questions.