settle
verb (used with object)
to appoint, fix, or resolve definitely and conclusively; agree upon (as time, price, or conditions).
is settling
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present progressiveof settle (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“Reality is settling in,” said Bob McNally, president at Rapidan Energy Group.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026
The labor market’s recovery adds to signs Canada’s economy is settling after being slugged by trade uncertainty and U.S. tariffs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
"That process is settling in during that time as the major investments, major changes to how the government operates, how we do major projects, how we have new trade agreements with other countries."
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
The Dawson's Creek star died of bowel cancer at the age of 48 in February, and Kimberly Van Der Beek wrote on Instagram on Tuesday that the "reality is settling in".
From BBC ● May 13, 2026
The city is settling around me, my words come fast now when I speak, the soft curl of the South on my tongue is near gone.
From "Brown Girl Dreaming" by Jacqueline Woodson
