How to Use settle for in a Sentence

settle for

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• Don’t stress too much about sheets or string lights, but don’t settle for a sterile room, either.
  — The Spruce, 28 July 2026
• Balance is key, so settle for one to two large accessories and work around that.
  — Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 19 July 2026
• Designing a kid-friendly room no longer means settling for decor that looks childish.
  — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 29 July 2026
• Wilson birdied the par-5 17th to give himself a chance but had to settle for a par.
  — ABC News, 13 July 2026
• The parties settled for an undisclosed sum in 57% of the cases.
  — Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
• Gone are the days of settling for too-hot trousers that dig in the name of office-appropriate attire.
  — Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 14 July 2026
• In the end, Rhaenyra must settle for becoming queen simply by dint of doing the job.
  — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 6 July 2026
• But Zay’s appetite is far too hearty to settle for siloed genre worship or nostalgia bait.
  — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 29 July 2026
• England, for example, failed to breach Ghana in the group stage and had to settle for a goalless draw.
  — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 1 July 2026
• The Prince of Wales will have to settle for a podcast appearance instead.
  — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 3 July 2026
• Summer is heating up and so are our homes—but do Southerners need to simply settle for sky-high energy bills?
  — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 23 July 2026
• Instead of his first career multi-homer game, Ramos settled for an RBI triple.
  — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 2 July 2026
• Jeremiah Smith exists, though, so Coleman may have to settle for WR2.
  — Nick Baumgardner, New York Times, 31 July 2026
• Of course, a professional deal hunter like myself won’t settle for the smallest markdowns, no matter how enticing.
  — Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 12 July 2026
• Collin later settled for the right to march in Marquette Park on Chicago’s South Side.
  — Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026
• If all three settle for no more than 25% of the cap, that trio wouldn't be earning much more than Brown and Jayson Tatum combined.
  — Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
• Second favorite Majestic Oops (Joel Rosario) moved too late and settled for fourth.
  — Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026
• Rather than settle for something else, the Minnesota mom decided to build the furniture herself.
  — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026
• By dropping the series finale after an 8-2 win in the opener, the Dodgers settled for a series win instead of sweep.
  — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
• Despite their time in camp together and a squad which has been relatively settled for the past two seasons, Uruguay appeared to lack chemistry.
  — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 28 June 2026
• But credit Neill for both understanding the assignment and not quite settling for those awed stares of Spielbergian wonder.
  — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026
• The contractor had trouble achieving the required precision, so Rashid settled for wooden baseboards.
  — Dean Kaufman, Curbed, 30 June 2026
• Instead of settling for Manichaean us-versus-them categories, movements beset on both sides need to clearly define their own worldview, their own values, their own set of plans.
  — David Brooks, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
• San Diego had another late opportunity when Dreyer’s shot from the center of the box was blocked in the 91st minute as the teams settled for a point.
  — ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026
• Though the Dodgers do have an excess of prospect talent, especially in the outfield, the Tigers aren’t going to settle for anything short of a robust return.
  — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2026
• If Barack Obama was a progressive who sounded moderate, many Democrats might now even settle for a moderate who sounded outraged.
  — Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 23 June 2026
• Manager Joe Espada considered sending Brown back out for the eighth, but settled for seven of the best innings any of his starters have thrown all season.
  — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 26 July 2026
• His practical approach to governing and his willingness to settle for less than everything is a model of what’s possible when leaders see politics as something more than a zero-sum game.
  — Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 8 July 2026
• In February last year, a federal lawsuit charging Sun with duping investors was paused before being settled for a $10-million fine.
  — Bernard Condon, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
• To truly heal from psychological burnout, wait for a therapist who inherently understands your cultural and spiritual background rather than settling for generic care.
  — Ginger Gentile, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026