settle for

Example Sentences

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You should never settle for “good enough” when better, or best, is available.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026

But Hocker had no response to Kerr's dash for gold and had to settle for silver, with Frenchman Yann Schrub taking bronze.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

It is that what he was willing to settle for was far less than what he initially demanded.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

The central bank’s reaction will be crucial for markets heading into the spring, but without visibility toward a conclusion of the conflict, investors will have to settle for more “wait and see” from policymakers.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

I settle for simply swinging my legs back and forth beneath the table.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung