settling in

Example Sentences

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When growing up in the 1910s, blues singer-guitarist Robert Johnson moved from Mississippi to Memphis, Tenn., and then Arkansas, before settling in the Mississippi Delta when his mother married a sharecropper.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026

"Very high temperatures are settling in for the long term across the country," Meteo-France said as it announced the highest heatwave warning for 35 of France's departments, or administrative regions, for Sunday.

From Barron's • Jun. 20, 2026

Since settling in Long Beach, for the last 10 years Kugel and Montoya took it upon themselves to help foster a positive, artistic community.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2026

Some whales may then return along a different migration route, eventually settling in a completely new breeding region.

From Science Daily • May 20, 2026

And of course, I did a few pages of Jane Eyre, who was settling in at Mr. Rochester’s house even though he hadn’t shown up yet.

From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt