settle in
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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They fled on a train and, after abandoning a plan to settle in Israel, where Edith feared more violence, emigrated with their baby daughter, Marianne, to Baltimore in 1949.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
But just as you settle in, you're jolted back to reality.
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
Deciding to rent first allows you to settle in slowly, let the early enthusiasm pass and put yourself in a position to make clearheaded decisions.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 24, 2026
These particles eventually settle in distant and isolated locations.
From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2026
As a man without a country, Bobby eventually chose to settle in Hungary, and he had never heard another word from the American government.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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