settle on

1. Also, settle upon.

2. Decide something, as in They finally settled on Bermuda for their vacation . [Second half of 1700s]

3. Give property or a title to someone, as in She settled an annuity on her husband . [Mid-1600s]

Example Sentences

After a few laps, they settled on the center line and smiled at the product of their work.

From Los Angeles Times

The response to Reform leader Nigel Farage's proposal this week to end existing migrants' Indefinite Leave to Remain suggested that Labour hadn't quite settled on the most effective line of attack.

From BBC

On a recent morning, a sour-sweet stench wafted in the air, and a blanket of flies settled on the ground near the spilled produce boxes that amass after weeks of neglect.

From Los Angeles Times

That was just the name that we happened to settle on at the point we were signed … we might not have even been called Seymour.

From Los Angeles Times

They helped Montgomery settle on a rock in the sun to warm up, gave him food and electrolytes the Scouts had donated from their supplies and used their Garmin satellite system to summon help.

From Los Angeles Times

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