Example Sentences

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Just yards away, science teacher Chris Robinson had been settling his Year 8 class down after break.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2024

Veteran Los Angeles politician Mark Ridley-Thomas’ felony convictions bring new shock waves to a City Hall that had been settling into relative normalcy after months of upheaval.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2023

German nationals had been settling in Nicaragua since the 19th century when the government offered farmland in the north of the country, where they began growing coffee.

From Salon • Nov. 25, 2021

The boy’s father had pushed for the legislation after discovering that Remington had been settling lawsuits with nondisclosure agreements.

From Washington Times • Apr. 26, 2017

The woman started to lead him down the hall, but he stopped and beckoned to Grace and Maya, who had been settling themselves in the waiting area.

From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway