How to Use settle for in a Sentence

settle for

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  • That doesn’t mean renters have to settle for spaces that don’t feel like home.
    — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Inference will settle for less, and batch work for less still.
    — Robert J. Szczerba, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Hüller had long wanted to work with Diehl but had to settle for a phone call from her kitchen.
    — Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Don’t stress too much about sheets or string lights, but don’t settle for a sterile room, either.
    — The Spruce, 28 July 2026
  • Dak gets sacked on the latter, and Dallas has to settle for three.
    — Jim Barnes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Sep. 2026
  • So don't settle for lag and run to grab this router before the deal disappears.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 26 June 2026
  • Balance is key, so settle for one to two large accessories and work around that.
    — Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 19 July 2026
  • He his 3-iron (instead of a mid-iron) into the bunker and had to settle for par.
    — ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
  • So don't settle for lag and run to grab this router before the deal disappears tonight.
    — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The Horned Frogs settled for a 46-yard field goal that was no good.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The actor could have settled for a pair of basic black flats and the outfit still would have been great.
    — María Munsuri, Glamour, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Clemson forced a sack on the next play to make the Hurricanes settle for a field goal.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Designing a kid-friendly room no longer means settling for decor that looks childish.
    — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 29 July 2026
  • Wilson birdied the par-5 17th to give himself a chance but had to settle for a par.
    — ABC News, 13 July 2026
  • The parties settled for an undisclosed sum in 57% of the cases.
    — Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
  • And who will have to settle for simply drinking out of a coconut or ducking under stuff?
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The Knights were forced to settle for a 24-yard field goal by Stone, his third kick of the game.
    — Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Gone are the days of settling for too-hot trousers that dig in the name of office-appropriate attire.
    — Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 14 July 2026
  • In the end, Rhaenyra must settle for becoming queen simply by dint of doing the job.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 6 July 2026
  • The Sox had to settle for winning two of three in the series as their four-game winning streak came to an end.
    — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2026
  • But Zay’s appetite is far too hearty to settle for siloed genre worship or nostalgia bait.
    — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 29 July 2026
  • Stoudemire said his point was that today’s athletic big men too often settle for finesse.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Maybe opponents had a tougher time against Belichick’s defense and had to settle for more field goals?
    — Jacob Robinson, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • England, for example, failed to breach Ghana in the group stage and had to settle for a goalless draw.
    — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 1 July 2026
  • Only two of her tracks that have appeared on the roster have settled for lower peak positions.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The love-triangle element of the story seems settled for now.
    — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The Prince of Wales will have to settle for a podcast appearance instead.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 3 July 2026
  • Denver got a third-down stop one play later to force Los Angeles to settle for a field goal.
    — Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Another incomplete pass forced the Cowboys to settle for a field goal.
    — ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Wagoner sued her for $20 million over breach of contract and settled for $1 million.
    — Rj Smith, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026

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