settled upon
Example Sentences
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It was a simple equation that Pete Carroll settled upon when he arrived as the new football coach at USC six years ago.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2025
But he also had a gift for explaining his musical goals and how he had settled upon them.
From New York Times • Nov. 18, 2023
A reward of £2m was settled upon quickly.
From BBC • Aug. 24, 2023
Eventually, in the early 2010s, Russia settled upon the idea of the Luna-25 mission to the south pole of the moon.
From Reuters • Aug. 20, 2023
After the first burst of energy, the moving in of the machines, the digging of tunnels and rooms—after that was done, a feeling of discontent settled upon us like some creeping disease.
From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien
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