How to Use settle down in a Sentence

settle down

verb
  • The match then settled down a bit.
    — Matt Slater, New York Times, 23 June 2026
  • The stock settled down a bit, but still closed up more than 5%.
    — Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 8 June 2026
  • Looking for a place to settle down?
    — Sarah Linn may 26, Idaho Statesman, 26 May 2026
  • Once the perfume settles down, notes of musk and salt linger on the skin.
    — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 16 Apr. 2026
  • But just as life should be settling down for both, the world around them is growing more tense.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 17 June 2026
  • It’s been a crazy year, and things are unlikely to settle down any time soon.
    — Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • The kind of place where bankers settle down with their young families for a change of pace.
    — Diana Fox, Air Mail, 20 June 2026
  • Now that the initial hype has settled down, nobody makes that claim with a straight face.
    — Alex Hutchinson, Outside, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Justin settled down after the first inning.
    — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 7 Apr. 2026
  • You're not pressured to find someone and settle down and get married.
    — Lesley Stahl, CBS News, 31 May 2026
  • That’s not good, but there is reason to believe Suarez should settle down soon.
    — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Luckily, after this week, things could settle down just a bit.
    — Kyle Thomas, PEOPLE, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Turns out, there are even beaches—among the other reasons to swing through or settle down.
    — Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026
  • Once the game was knotted up at three, Bennett settled down and made sure to keep it that way.
    — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 8 May 2026
  • For her part, Jenner also has yet to settle down with anyone long-term.
    — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026
  • The men in pink settled down and created plenty of scoring chances.
    — Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Roxanne added that after things have settled down, the impact is starting to hit them.
    — Joe Donlon, CBS News, 16 June 2026
  • There’s more to the plot than that, of course, as Fuze jumps from twist to twist without ever settling down.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Klassen gave up two runs in the inning, before settling down and putting up zeros in the second and third.
    — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Coventry had six turnovers in the first six minutes and 11 in the first half but settled down in the second half.
    — Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Johnson settled down after that and lasted five innings.
    — ABC News, 19 June 2026
  • Johnson settled down after that and lasted five innings.
    — CBS News, 18 June 2026
  • Why not wait until things settle down before committing?
    — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 4 June 2026
  • Plus, regional cities offer Gen Zers a rare shot at settling down in a house of their own.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 6 May 2026
  • The two settled down in Juneau, Alaska, where Charles was born a year later.
    — Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Gebhard settled down after the first inning and gave his lineup time to work with three scoreless frames that follow.
    — Tim Crowley, Boston Herald, 10 June 2026
  • My parents’ choice to settle down in Los Angeles had to do with climate.
    — Jerald “coop” Cooper, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
  • That said, Beth and Rip don't appear to actually settle down in their home state.
    — Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 13 Apr. 2026
  • After the pair consummate their fragrant lust, the Gravedigger is ready to settle down right away.
    — Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Things with Turner got messy quickly with custody issues rearing their head, but seemed to have settled down now.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2026

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