settle on/upon (something)

phrasal verb

settled on/upon (something); settling on/upon (something); settles on/upon (something)

: to choose (something or someone) after thinking about other possible choices

We finally settled on a soft yellow for the kitchen walls.

Hours later, they settled on a plan.

Examples of settle on/upon (something) in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But Villeneuve feels no obligation to settle on a single theme or reveal Enemy’s secrets. —Keith Phipps, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2024

There will be no construction this year, but the town is looking to settle on designs and possibly get contractors’ bids for work in 2025. —Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 13 Feb. 2024

By early 1950, the Truman administration had begun to settle on a strict two-world vision. —Peter Slezkine, Foreign Affairs, 6 May 2022

The dust won’t officially settle on the showdown until Tuesday when final numbers are reported, but for now at least Warner Bros. has the No. 1 movie in the country. —Lindsey Bahr, Fortune, 27 May 2024

My Ugly Face, which is also the film’s French title) and can’t even settle on which font to use. —Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 May 2024

For readers of historical fiction, there’s no need to settle on just one place or period when journeying into the past. —Mia Barzilay Freund, Vogue, 29 Mar. 2024

The former New York Giants and San Francisco 49ers quarterback sorted through his group of suitors to settle on Jessica Bowlin in the finale. —Madeline Boardman, EW.com, 26 Mar. 2024

Though Cache’s sentencing was finalized, her case is still being heard in Contra Costa Court, as the parties settle on a figure for victim restitution. —Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2024