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Discover LudwigThe expression "settled for" is correct and is commonly used in written English.
You can use it to describe a situation in which you determined to accept something that was less than what you had originally desired. For example, "I wanted a new car, but in the end I had to settle for a used one."
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McCartney evidently settled for neither.
He settled for a par.
Cosell settled for lesser spectaculars.
He "settled" for a 63.
South settled for four spades.
Settled for a routine par.
Nothing is settled for you.
He settled for 20.
Jamaica settled for third.
He settled for Liberty.
He settled for a withering look.
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