settling
Example Sentences
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Redick credited the 21-year-old with settling the team with a pull-up jumper with 3:55 to go in the game, which was the second this season LeBron and Bronny played together.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026
Industrial stocks’ External link rising star has faltered, thanks to soaring oil prices, inflation fears, and a general malaise settling over the markets amid war in the Middle East.
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
After his father’s baseball career was cut short due to an injury, Russell and his family moved to Florida before eventually settling down in California, where his father pursued an acting career.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026
He traveled around the American Southwest—San Diego, Austin—before settling on Albuquerque, where he had a family friend.
From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026
“Upon my word, here’s a state of things!” cried the old lady, taking the seat of honor prepared for her, and settling the folds of her lavender moire with a great rustle.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
