Etymology
Origin of settling
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at settle 1, -ing 1
Example Sentences
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The ancestors of Indigenous Andeans already possessed different numbers of AMY1 copies before settling in the highlands and domesticating potatoes.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026
Rather than leave the Westlake neighborhood, the owners spent months fundraising and searching for another location before settling on 1403 W. 3rd St., about a half-mile from the original location.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
He fled Tibet as a young man and spent 14 years as a monk in southern India, then moved to the US in 2006, settling in Queens.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
Mr. Sessa, who played the lead role of an abrasive prep-school student in “The Holdovers” and an abrasive magician in “Now You See Me: Now You Don’t,” is settling into a specialty.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
She turned again, the straw settling under her.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
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