winding

Example Sentences

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On Monday, the climate-vulnerable Alliance of Small Island States said countries could not keep ignoring "the elephant in the room" and warned that anything short of winding down fossil fuels was "papering over the cracks".

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

The organization announced last week it was winding down its operations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Thirty kilometres from the district headquarters, the vegetable market at Atarra was already winding down before most cities had properly woken up.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

By the program’s third year, a steadily growing percentage of participants were winding up back on the street.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

When the day ended, I’d head home, walking across the grassy lawns of the campus at twilight, then winding my way through town until I arrived.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson