wound up
Example Sentences
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Every time Moreno tried to make a big splash, he wound up soaking wet.
From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026
Croddick, who wound up saving 13 of 22 shots, was named the tournament’s most outstanding player.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
"It's time for the US to put its footprint back on Greenland," he said as he wound up his four-day visit.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
That may help explain how we wound up with “Alice in Wonderland”-style competing proclamations that made it sound as if Xi and Trump had been in different conversations, or perhaps different universes.
From Salon • May 17, 2026
But he found he had “to be careful” not to get too wound up by his work.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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