How to Use settle on/upon (something) in a Sentence

settle on/upon (something)

phrasal verb

• Mold spores float through the air and settle on surfaces, even in the cleanest homes.
  — Jerica Pender, Washington Post, 27 June 2023
• If someone needs more time to pay, settle on a timeline and stick to it.
  — Helen Carefoot, Washington Post, 22 Sep. 2022
• So how do state games agencies settle on the cost of a deer license?
  — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 26 Sep. 2024
• The rebuilt league could settle on eight members, or grow to 12.
  — Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2023
• Fire up the grill, break out the tailgate recipes, and settle on the couch with all your favorite Super Bowl snack foods.
  — Trisha Garcia-Easto, Sacramento Bee, 12 Feb. 2024
• Ready to pack your bags, but can’t settle on a location?
  — Karla Pope, Good Housekeeping, 13 Dec. 2022
• Still, Harbaugh isn’t ready to settle on a starting five.
  — Taylor Lyons, Baltimore Sun, 11 Aug. 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
• This isn’t a long-term plan and my hunch is that after this week, the team would like to settle on a starting lineup and stick with it.
  — Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2024
• When the dust — and bodies — settle on season four of Stranger Things, fans can argue about the killer moments.
  — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 26 July 2022
• That’s more than three years away and plenty of time for Marvel to settle on the MCU’s four amazing new heroes.
  — Chris Smith, BGR, 22 Oct. 2022
• Matt Quinn and Reese Burkhardt return to their roles in the kicking game but the Blazers will need to settle on new starters at punter and long-snapper.
  — Evan Dudley, al, 8 Mar. 2023
• Logan pored over hundreds of the Avetts’ songs to settle on the 16 that would complete his narrative.
  — Peter Marks, Washington Post, 24 Nov. 2023
• Aquarius is also hard-headed and likes to settle on things.
  — Aryelle Siclait, Women's Health, 2 Feb. 2023
• Let the taste buds settle on a cool cocktail on the rooftop of Ribaut Social Club at Anchorage 1770.
  — Sallie Funderburk, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
• If your hair is the kind that kinks, curls, and tangles, the question of what holiday hairstyle to settle on has likely crossed your mind.
  — Tracy Achonwa, Vogue, 22 July 2024
• The dust began to settle on the fishing wars in the early ‘80s when Bowers started a family.
  — oregonlive, 17 June 2023
• Yellow, red, and orange leaves flutter in the wind and settle on the ground, creating a layer of softness.
  — Lisa Jhung, Outside Online, 16 Nov. 2022
• The writers struggle a bit more to settle on an arc for Liz (Christa Miller), Jimmy’s bossy, buttinsky neighbor.
  — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 15 Oct. 2024
• The House was in an uproar, unable to settle on its new speaker, forcing roll call vote after roll call vote.
  — Carl Hulse, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2023
• The lander, nicknamed Odysseus, is expected to spend a week in space before attempting to settle on the moon on Feb. 22.
  — Denise Chow, NBC News, 15 Feb. 2024
• At the time, ACA reform efforts teetered as interest groups feuded and Democrats struggled to settle on a plan.
  — Phil Galewitz, USA TODAY, 24 July 2023
• When the dust begins to settle on a frantic three-day dart to freedom across the world, attention will likely turn to Assange’s next move.
  — Adam Hancock, NPR, 26 June 2024
• The steel filter is too porous and does let a lot of sediment through, but KitchenAid smartly has a textured bottom that lets the grit settle on the sides of the bottom.
  — Jaina Grey, WIRED, 30 June 2023
• That means Johnson is the de facto person in charge of the House until lawmakers settle on a speaker.
  — Fox News, 8 Dec. 2022
• Romi flees with her husband and son from a devastated Earth to settle on the planet Eden17.
  — Mckinley Franklin, Variety, 21 Sep. 2023
• Wrecks are new structures that invasive species can settle on, grow and use as a hub to expand to other habitats.
  — Avery Paxton, Discover Magazine, 26 Dec. 2023
• Ta’Kiya had picked out several names ahead of her mid-November due date but had yet to settle on one, Nadine Young said.
  — Kim Bellware, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2023
• With the former, disagreeing parties settle on something that isn’t true in order to move on.
  — Steve Mollman, Fortune, 17 Dec. 2023
• During the cooler months to come, when there is no monsoon to scrub Lahore’s skies, an even thicker smog will settle on its skyline.
  — Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 18 Dec 2024