settle
verb (used with object)
to appoint, fix, or resolve definitely and conclusively; agree upon (as time, price, or conditions).
had settled
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past perfectof settle.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Twenty years ago, as Baig related to me, the Noor Islamic Cultural Center had opened its doors in Dublin, welcoming the burgeoning South Asian American groups who had settled in and around the state’s capital.
From Slate ● Oct. 23, 2026
Over a series of lunches and dinners in New York City and in London—all of which Black secretly recorded—Black and Ganieva had settled on an arrangement: He would pay her $21 million over 15 years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
By the close of trading on August 5, VIX had settled in near 16 once again.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
Dr Roisin Campbell-Palmer, head of restoration at the Beaver Trust, said the arrival of the kits suggested the animals had settled well into their new surroundings.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
It looked as if it had settled like this forever.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
