settle on/upon (something)

phrasal verb

settled on/upon (something); settling on/upon (something); settles on/upon (something)

: to choose (something or someone) after thinking about other possible choices

We finally settled on a soft yellow for the kitchen walls.

Hours later, they settled on a plan.

Examples of settle on/upon (something) in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The Hopi believe their ancestors would often stop and build communities but would leave and continue their migrations until all clans came together to settle on Black Mesa in northeastern Arizona. —

Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 7 Aug. 2024 Braden watched about 15,000 cat videos, including 1,000 direct submissions, to settle on 200 clips for this year’s 75-minute reel. —

Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 2 Aug. 2024 Which narrative Trump’s media allies settle on remains to be seen. —

Oliver Darcy, CNN, 24 July 2024 Allen and Ricciardo eventually settle on buying a racehorse. —

Nicole Fell, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for settle on/upon (something)

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