turned out

Example Sentences

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A teenage model we are calling Beth said she was taken by her agent for a modelling audition in the 1990s to what turned out to be Sullivan's house.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

The cattle empire that turned out to be a giant Ponzi scheme.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

“Imagine if 82% of the stars seen by the Hubble Space Telescope turned out to be dust on the lens,” Mr. Newman writes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

That turned out to be a benefit on Friday.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

And that is exactly what it turned out to be.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo