wind up
Example Sentences
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Otherwise you could wind up behind the wheel.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026
And because charter-school applications far outnumber the available slots, most of the students with “more motivated” parents wind up in traditional public schools.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
While trying to save the world, and facing new problems and threats along the way with pop culture nods aplenty, the quartet wind up in a hybrid genre.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
"Paraguay tried to wind up the France players, little shoves and nudges but not enough to get a yellow card," former Scotland winger Pat Nevin told BBC Radio 5 Live.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
The last thing she needed was for whatever was down there to wind up in her rooms.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
