Sentence examples for settle blow from inspiring English sources

To work itself out, seek its own level, settle, blow over.

He said he was still "baffled" by the astonishing behaviour of his mount in last year's Epsom Classic, Dawn Approach, who refused to settle and blew himself out by halfway.

Guinness, an Irish brewery heiress famed for her patronage of haute couture, also made headlines in June by purchasing the groundbreaking wardrobe assembled by her dear friend the late fashion muse Isabella Blow and thus halting its planned sale at Christie's auction house to settle debts on Blow's estate.

Before the schoolyard question of which monster is tougher is settled, someone blows up a dam and the creatures are swept away in a flood - until the next year's House of Frankenstein, which added Dracula to the mix to one-up the dastardly duo with a tale of the terrible trio.

Since it didn't work, he'll settle for Bernard blowing his brains out.

I settle into a blow-up couch by myself, observing as clients approach Madam Juliette to bargain for services.

This is not a fight that allied commanders expect to settle with a single hammer blow.

TV crews seeking "local colour" are likely to settle on fans not only blowing vuvuzelas but also wearing bright facepaint and wigs, the yellow shirt of the national team, Bafana Bafana, a pair of oversized spectacles and, in some cases, traditional Zulu animal skins with shield and spear.

Two women with perfectly blow-dried hair settle in next to me.

The dust had barely settled from a blow-up over two Oscars gags directed at Asians when two serious whitewashing controversies exploded: a trailer for superhero flick "Dr. Strange" featuring Tilda Swinton as a character originally portrayed as an Asian man, and a teaser photo from the manga adaptation "Ghost in the Shell" featuring Scarlett Johansson playing lead Motoko Kusanagi in a black wig. .

Besides, behind the scenes, writers and publishers who choose not to blow their own trumpets regularly settle for deals in excess of a million pounds.