settled
Example Sentences
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After health problems forced my eldest sister into a nursing home recently, I thought about what I could do to make her feel more settled.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
Gold settled up 0.4% Friday, and silver rose 0.2%, with both metals also posting gains for the week.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
Our friends over at the Slate podcast Slow Burn are good at taking events that we think are settled history, then unlocking a new understanding of those stories through interviews, archives, and fresh analysis.
From Slate ● Aug. 15, 2026
But having only just settled into their new home, they felt a sensation on Monday that was all too familiar.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Shaking my head to rid myself of the storm cloud that seemed to have settled around my shoulders ever since my run-in with Little Miss Fitz, I hurried toward the student dorms.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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