settle (something) on (someone)
phrasal verb
settled (something) on (someone); settling (something) on (someone); settles (something) on (someone)
chiefly British
: to arrange to give (money or property) to (someone)
She settled her whole fortune on her grandchildren.
Examples of settle (something) on (someone) in a Sentence
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But Villeneuve feels no obligation to settle on a single theme or reveal Enemy’s secrets.
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Keith Phipps, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2024
By early 1950, the Truman administration had begun to settle on a strict two-world vision.
—Peter Slezkine, Foreign Affairs, 6 May 2022
The dust won’t officially settle on the showdown until Tuesday when final numbers are reported, but for now at least Warner Bros. has the No. 1 movie in the country.
—Lindsey Bahr, Fortune, 27 May 2024
My Ugly Face, which is also the film’s French title) and can’t even settle on which font to use.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 May 2024
Wrecks are new structures that invasive species can settle on, grow and use as a hub to expand to other habitats.
—Avery Paxton, Discover Magazine, 26 Dec. 2023
Once the Captain, the General, and Bon settle on the grimy outskirts of Los Angeles, the seven-part series gives us noirish episodes devoted to the bloody missions our hero carries out on behalf of his real and fake superiors.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 10 Apr. 2024
His plan was to settle on the coaching staff in about one week.
—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
But other state officials continued to cast doubt on the proposal, as lawyers, lobbyists and lawmakers scrambled to settle on agreements in the waning days of this year’s legislative session.
—Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 28 Mar. 2024
Keith Phipps, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2024
By early 1950, the Truman administration had begun to settle on a strict two-world vision.
—Peter Slezkine, Foreign Affairs, 6 May 2022
The dust won’t officially settle on the showdown until Tuesday when final numbers are reported, but for now at least Warner Bros. has the No. 1 movie in the country.
—Lindsey Bahr, Fortune, 27 May 2024
My Ugly Face, which is also the film’s French title) and can’t even settle on which font to use.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 May 2024
Wrecks are new structures that invasive species can settle on, grow and use as a hub to expand to other habitats.
—Avery Paxton, Discover Magazine, 26 Dec. 2023
Once the Captain, the General, and Bon settle on the grimy outskirts of Los Angeles, the seven-part series gives us noirish episodes devoted to the bloody missions our hero carries out on behalf of his real and fake superiors.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 10 Apr. 2024
His plan was to settle on the coaching staff in about one week.
—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
But other state officials continued to cast doubt on the proposal, as lawyers, lobbyists and lawmakers scrambled to settle on agreements in the waning days of this year’s legislative session.
—Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 28 Mar. 2024
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