The phrase "approached a settlement" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts involving negotiations, legal matters, or conflict resolution where parties are working towards an agreement.
Example: "After several rounds of discussions, the two companies finally approached a settlement that satisfied both parties."
Alternatives: "reached an agreement" or "came to a resolution."
Gramercy Park Bias Suit Approaches a Settlement In 2001, two trustees of Gramercy Park, the renowned private enclave on the East Side of Manhattan, were accused in a lawsuit of having discriminated against two groups of predominantly minority public school students.
Other rabbis have already issued a ruling saying it is permissible to desecrate the Sabbath by shooting at people approaching a settlement, even if not sure of their intentions, because they might cause the death of Jews.
In 2004, the Tevatia clan council issued a decree stating that families with fewer than two sons could not approach a village council for the settlement of property disputes.
Mr. Koolhaas, who has described his work as "flamboyant conceptually, but not formally," was approached after a settlement the city reached with the landlord over the zoning of the site.
After approaching a makeshift settlement in the hope of finding fresh water, Eli is captured by the avaricious Carnegie (Gary Oldman), the rickety old town's self-appointed leader, who attempts to take the book, which he believes will give him great power.
In the shootings in Gaza, the Israeli Army said, soldiers spotted about six armed Palestinian men approaching an Israeli settlement, Rafiah Yam, at about 7 p.m., a time Israel forbids any Palestinians to be in the area.
While walking through the settlement my friend Asma approached an Arab woman and asked if Arabs were allowed to live in the Israeli-controlled section of the city.
As the group approached the settlement, a police van raced across in front of them, uncoiling barbed wire, which blocked their path.
