winding up
Example Sentences
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"We can't show directly that that's happening, but we think it's a reasonable way that they could be winding up in the air. Sewage sludge fertilizers have been shown to release similar compounds."
From Science Daily • Apr. 11, 2026
But even as the mayor’s initiative brings more people indoors, a growing number are winding up back on the street.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026
The steelworks, which employed nearly 1,500 workers in Rotherham and Sheffield, was placed under government control when the courts granted a compulsory winding up order.
From BBC • Jan. 9, 2026
There we drove along an icy gravel road that cut into the side of a hill, winding up and up until we found a pullover at which to park.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025
He left the road and took a trail that cut directly to the cliffs, winding up the chalky gray hill where the mesa plateau ended in crumbling shale above the red clay flats.
From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko
