settle for

Example Sentences

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Our success as a team is based on our determination, resilience, and intensity, and we settle for nothing less than victory.

From Barron's

“However, just because something is hard does not mean we should not pursue it or settle for less.”

From The Wall Street Journal

I’ll settle for a half compliment.

From The Wall Street Journal

Hall had to settle for bronze at last year's World Championships, won by Norway's Birk Ruud – who won Olympic big air gold at Beijing 2022.

From BBC

"While Switch 2's success is all but guaranteed, Nintendo might have to settle for it 'only' selling a lot, rather than it selling more than any other Nintendo device before it," he said.

From BBC