Sentence examples for settled for the top from inspiring English sources

He happily settled for the top floor of a three-story walk-up that didn't have a fireplace but did have a compact deck.

"But where I'm sitting at the moment, I'd settle for the top league in Scotland".

The United States settled for the bronze.

So we settled for the Trade Center.

Irvine settled for the National Invitation Tournament.

After the dust settled, spreads for the top tier of investment-grade credits settled down precisely where they were before the U.S. Federal Reserve's first tightening on June 30.

"A good 3-wood could have gotten the ball on the green, and a two-putt birdie should have been able to win," said Mickelson, who settled for his fifth top-five finish in five starts this year.

Others in top television news roles settle for the syrup of self-congratulatory rationalization -- as in the mission to "find new modes of making news interesting and compelling entertainment".

Why settle for the valley when you can stand on the mountain top?

The Italians top the group, Croatia snatch the second automatic berth, and Norway have to settle for the play-offs.

In this economy, where employers hold the cards, we should not be settling for anything but the top talent the market or organization has to offer.