pan out

Example Sentences

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If the new acquisitions pan out, vaccines could become a core focus joining diabetes, obesity, cancer, immunology and neurodegeneration.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

They have strong opinions and predictions, and when those do not pan out, they either quit or go silent publicly because they are too embarrassed.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

For Long Blockchain, formerly Long Island Iced Tea, the move didn’t exactly pan out.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

When that didn’t pan out, he pitched what would eventually become “Survivor,” developing it with Buena Vista in hopes of selling it to ABC.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

She put the balls in a pan out in the shed, where they would freeze and be good to eat all winter.

From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder