How to Use settle on/upon (something) in a Sentence

settle on/upon (something)

phrasal verb

• The process to settle on Andrea Berta took a few months.
  — Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 19 June 2025
• Mold spores float through the air and settle on surfaces, even in the cleanest homes.
  — Jerica Pender, Washington Post, 27 June 2023
• If someone needs more time to pay, settle on a timeline and stick to it.
  — Helen Carefoot, Washington Post, 22 Sep. 2022
• The format, though, was something that took some time to settle on.
  — Ben Church, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2025
• So how do state games agencies settle on the cost of a deer license?
  — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 26 Sep. 2024
• The rebuilt league could settle on eight members, or grow to 12.
  — Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2023
• Plenty of time to go before the Chargers have to settle on their five best.
  — Daniel Popper, The Athletic, 15 Mar. 2025
• Fire up the grill, break out the tailgate recipes, and settle on the couch with all your favorite Super Bowl snack foods.
  — Trisha Garcia-Easto, Sacramento Bee, 12 Feb. 2024
• That may further choke off free agents who have yet to settle on a landing spot.
  — Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
• Ready to pack your bags, but can’t settle on a location?
  — Karla Pope, Good Housekeeping, 13 Dec. 2022
• Still, Harbaugh isn’t ready to settle on a starting five.
  — Taylor Lyons, Baltimore Sun, 11 Aug. 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
• This isn’t a long-term plan and my hunch is that after this week, the team would like to settle on a starting lineup and stick with it.
  — Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2024
• So, the researchers settle on this as the most likely description of the system.
  — John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 22 May 2025
• When the dust — and bodies — settle on season four of Stranger Things, fans can argue about the killer moments.
  — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 26 July 2022
• Please share your thoughts on how the District and the Chicago Teachers Union can settle on a new 4-year contract.
  — Chicago Tribune, 26 Oct. 2024
• That’s more than three years away and plenty of time for Marvel to settle on the MCU’s four amazing new heroes.
  — Chris Smith, BGR, 22 Oct. 2022
• However, if the rumor referenced by Sim turns out to be true, the Bidens could settle on the West Coast.
  — Rachel Wolf, Fox News, 22 Jan. 2025
• Matt Quinn and Reese Burkhardt return to their roles in the kicking game but the Blazers will need to settle on new starters at punter and long-snapper.
  — Evan Dudley, al, 8 Mar. 2023
• Berry moved to settle on the sofa opposite Bush Hager and clasped hands with her partner.
  — Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 6 June 2025
• Logan pored over hundreds of the Avetts’ songs to settle on the 16 that would complete his narrative.
  — Peter Marks, Washington Post, 24 Nov. 2023
• Aquarius is also hard-headed and likes to settle on things.
  — Aryelle Siclait, Women's Health, 2 Feb. 2023
• Let the taste buds settle on a cool cocktail on the rooftop of Ribaut Social Club at Anchorage 1770.
  — Sallie Funderburk, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
• The crowd erupted with laughter, but Nélisse and her castmates couldn’t settle on an answer for Lyle.
  — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 22 Apr. 2025
• Precisely, Atlético must settle on what the next era looks like.
  — Henry Flynn, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
• If your hair is the kind that kinks, curls, and tangles, the question of what holiday hairstyle to settle on has likely crossed your mind.
  — Tracy Achonwa, Vogue, 22 July 2024
• The dust began to settle on the fishing wars in the early ‘80s when Bowers started a family.
  — oregonlive, 17 June 2023
• Last year, Henson shuffled the line a ton and didn’t settle on a starting five until two or three weeks into the season.
  — Antonio Morales, The Athletic, 4 Aug. 2024
• After leaving the Army in April 2021, Ruf himself struggled to settle on a career path.
  — Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes, 30 Jan. 2025
• Yellow, red, and orange leaves flutter in the wind and settle on the ground, creating a layer of softness.
  — Lisa Jhung, Outside Online, 16 Nov. 2022