settle in
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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Those granted the visa are eligible to work, study and live in the UK, putting them on a pathway to citizenship after they settle in the UK.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
More retirees are seeking to settle in another country.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
Their father, whom Meloni described as a Communist sympathizer, left the family to settle in Spain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026
The analyst believes a Tesla and SpaceX merger likely will happen in the next 18 months, giving time for SpaceX to integrate the recent xAI merger and settle in as a public company.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
And he dawdled as the clouds turned their mackerel undersides to him and the cool of the late afternoon started to settle in over the town.
From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt
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