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How to Use score to settle in a Sentence

score to settle

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  • Lurhmann’s got his own score to settle.
    — Amy Nicholson, Twin Cities, 28 Feb. 2026
  • And Eric is not the only Traitors cast member with a score to settle.
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Some might conclude my actions were scrutinized especially closely by a landowner with a score to settle.
    — Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Their coach is the scheming Miss Candy (Jamie-Lee O’Donnell from Derry Girls), who has some sort of score to settle with Tassie, though don’t ask me what.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Karl Urban have a score to settle in the trailer for Amazon MGM Studios‘ action feature The Bluff.
    — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 14 Jan. 2026

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