settle in
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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I stretched my foam pad and sleeping bag out in the sled to settle in for the night.
From Literature
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The teams will not rest this first night—they are too excited and must be allowed to run until they settle in—so the darkness brings a particular insanity of passing teams and tangles and moose.
From Literature
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“Much will come down to how long the conflict lasts, whether the Strait of Hormuz stays closed, and where jet fuel prices settle in,” Fitzgerald said.
Still, once you realize what the heck it is you’re watching, you might just settle in for a more diverting — or less terrible — time than first expected.
From Los Angeles Times
There couldn't have been a better fit of someone to help him settle in than Martin, who was already there.
From BBC
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