set out from a place to do something

I made myself presentable and sallied forth

make a military sortie

they sallied out to harass the enemy

a sudden charge out of a besieged place against the enemy; a sortie

the garrison there made a sally against us

a witty or lively remark, especially one made as an attack or as a diversion in an argument; a retort

there was subdued laughter at this sally

his sally at Descartes

the part of a bell rope that has coloured wool woven into it to provide a grip for the bell-ringer's hands

any of a number of acacias and eucalyptuses that resemble willows