pan out

Example Sentences

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Under the same 50% payout scenario, the dividend could rise to $30 a share in the coming years if management’s outlook for free cash flow pans out.

From Barron's

These compounds have largely been abandoned because they didn’t pan out in trials.

From Science Magazine

He’s always making big plans that don’t pan out and she then has to wield that ax to extricate him from his follies.

From Seattle Times

Cryptocurrency and blockchain technology are still relatively untested, and they may not pan out as the revolutionary innovation their supporters envision.

From Seattle Times

White described his career thus far as “very frustrating, just because I felt like I put the work in, I had the right mindset and for whatever reason it just doesn’t pan out.”

From Seattle Times