turn out

Example Sentences

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The boy's father, Casey Hillman, urged parents to hold their children tight "because you never know how it can turn out".

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

“I’m not convinced that Iran and the Middle East is going to turn out rosy in a short period of time.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

The historical record suggests it won’t turn out differently.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

In that sense, the current debate about AI consciousness may turn out to be less about machines than about ourselves.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

But as the spy wars in Berlin reached a new phase, the world would learn just how powerful a weapon the spy George Blake would turn out to be.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau