settle on
Idioms-
Also, settle upon.
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Decide something, as in They finally settled on Bermuda for their vacation . [Second half of 1700s]
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Give property or a title to someone, as in She settled an annuity on her husband . [Mid-1600s]
Example Sentences
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Soon after, they brought out George Clanton to a screaming crowd: “Some back and forth with his agent, we settle on a fee, and here he is!”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
I argued in 2019 that one issue with AI is that its costs would settle on those furthest from the decision to deploy it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
No one, including the Maine Democratic Party, knows what kind of selection process the group might settle on if Platner drops out.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
Deschamps said it took time for Olise to settle on the international stage.
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026
I take a picture of myself with my phone, decide I look too serious, take another one—too goofy—and settle on the third, which is somewhere in between.
From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven
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