Sentence examples for settling for life from inspiring English sources

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.

"Perhaps it would really be rather dull to be married and settled for life.

But he is not ready to settle for life on the bench.

Ms Siddiqui could have settled for life as a "Volvo-driving mother of two" as she was described (accurately, in a way) by those who insisted that her detention and trial were unfair.

Famously turned down by every studio that director Steven Soderbergh took it to, this lively and gaudy Liberace biopic had to settle for life as a TV movie with cable heavyweight HBO.

Don can't quite settle for ho-hum/decent work, just as Peggy hasn't quite been able to settle for life as a married mom, just as Joan can't settle for an advantageous arrangement with Bob Benson.

Giving up on education, settling for a life of struggle, and always feeling less than.

The important thing here is to keep looking and not settling for a life which seems insipid.

Settling for a life that isn't fulfilling is one of the most devastating correlates of low self-esteem.

"There is no passion to be found playing small - in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living".

Its time to stop putting in all of the long hours and energy into a job that you hate and settling for a life of unfulfilled dreams and regret.