Literary notes about settled (AI summary)
Writers use "settled" in diverse ways that evoke both a sense of finality and the establishment of order or permanence. In some works, it marks the decisive end of a dispute or the confirmation of a legal or moral judgment—for instance, matters that are "settled" by a tribunal or through judicial precedent ([1], [2], [3]). In other instances, the word describes the act of establishing a home, a community, or a particular lifestyle, as seen when territories or families are described as having "settled" in a new land or when someone "settled down" to a life of quiet routine ([4], [5], [6], [7]). Additionally, "settled" can suggest a physical or emotional state of calmness, indicating a return to normalcy after turbulence ([8], [9]). This versatility allows authors to enrich their narratives by intertwining physical, legal, and emotional resolutions within their storytelling.
- "As to his character, we need not discuss its points; they have already been settled by a competent tribunal, or one which called itself competent.
— from The House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne - I purposely omit any discussion of the true rule of damages where it is once settled that a wrong has been done.
— from The Common Law by Oliver Wendell Holmes - But the question was not settled on its merits.
— from The Economic Consequences of the Peace by John Maynard Keynes - ] Note 32 ( return ) [ Twenty-five colonies were settled in Spain, (see Plin.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon - Nell had scarcely settled herself on a little heap of straw in one corner, when she fell asleep, for the first time that day.
— from The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens - John practised for some time as a barrister, but had finally settled down to the more congenial life of a country squire.
— from The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie - In 1783 he settled in Nova Scotia and studied law.
— from Toronto of Old by Henry Scadding - "I don't mind," laughed Laurie, as he settled his tie.
— from Little Women; Or, Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy by Louisa May Alcott - The horse gave a tug, then another, but failed to clear himself and settled down again as if considering something.
— from Master and Man by graf Leo Tolstoy
