Sentence examples for before settling for a from inspiring English sources

That referenced the movie Major League, where the players discussed sacrificing a live chicken before settling for a bucket of KFC.

Stanford led by as many as 23 points before settling for a 47-26 haleadme lead.

After Welker's reception, the Patriots gained 30 yards on their next two plays to get to the Houston 22 before settling for a field goal.

This charge was led by Jason Dufner, who flirted with a major-record 62 before settling for a course-record-tying 63.

Her gaze paused at two people in the courtroom before settling for a long period on Mr. Rhodes, a beefy man in a gray Old Navy sweatshirt.

Toomer beat Hall inside for plays of 16 yards and 11 yards as the Giants moved to the Falcons' 11-yard line before settling for a field goal.

"This crowd," he gestured, searching for the right phrase in English before settling for an exponential understatement.

She pursued the case in the civil courts before settling for an undisclosed sum in December 2012.

That led to the first of back-to-back bogeys, though he did recover with three straight birdies on the back nine before settling for an even-par 72 — leaving him in a tie for eighth at 6 under.

Born in Nigeria, he has worked as a waiter, a car dealer, a caterer and many other jobs before settling for that of a cook and restaurateur.

The hero is first seen sitting at a screen and, thanks to the wittily inventive designs of Timothy Bird, we find ourselves entering his videogame world: one in which he becomes Pippin, son of the medieval Charlemagne, and experiences military glory, political power and sensual temptation before settling for life with a well-endowed widow.