Jail
Jail verb - To put in or as if in prison.
Settle
Settle verb - To cause to come to rest at the bottom (as of a liquid).
Common collocations
| times | jail times | settle times |
Both words in one sentence
- Finally things settle down briefly, only for the kobold of the town where he's staying to more or less metaphysically dox him, landing him in jail again.
Source: Cosmic Plaything - The entire movie focuses on a guy known as "Killer Cain" trying to settle down with an honest living after spending 18 years in jail for a string of murders he committed prior to the movie.
Source: Shoot The Shaggy Dog / Film
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