ending up
Example Sentences
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“But someone paying $100,000 for a suite, and they’re ending up getting bottled water and Doritos, I’m not sure that’s what they’re expecting.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
I saw one caravan in Lancashire where a 12-year-old boy had been placed in the care of a company that also uses narrowboats, with children often ending up being moved between the two.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
That hypothesis suggests the mammals sometimes travel to feeding grounds in the Antarctic but then take a different journey home -- ending up in a completely new breeding area.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
In many cases, people who regained weight returned to a body composition similar to where they started, rather than ending up in worse condition.
From Science Daily • May 17, 2026
After a few weeks of me ending up on the floor, he called Aunt Cecile, and she came back to New York and asked around trying to find a doctor I could go to—a psychologist.
From "Miracle's Boys" by Jacqueline Woodson
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