settle on/upon (something)

phrasal verb

settled on/upon (something); settling on/upon (something); settles on/upon (something)

: to choose (something or someone) after thinking about other possible choices

We finally settled on a soft yellow for the kitchen walls.

Hours later, they settled on a plan.

Examples of settle on/upon (something) in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Israeli director managed to convince Nafisi of his vision—and then to secure the funding, assemble a suitable Iranian cast, and settle on Rome as the shooting location, given that Tehran was not an option. —Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2025

Still, the Commanders weren’t content to settle on having just one good option. —Chad Graff, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025

Significant snowfall—enough to settle on the ground—is rare in Florida. —Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025

At the time Turner, who lives three states away in Indiana from Nist's New Jersey, said that the distance had proved to be a problem and the two couldn't settle on a place to live together. —Esther Kang, People.com, 12 Dec. 2024