How to Use end up in a Sentence

end up

phrasal verb
  • But because those galaxies are so far away, the pictures end up blurry.
    Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
  • And just like the old-fashioned blowers, their blasts end up spreading dirt and dust and leaves well beyond their users’ targets.
    Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 27 Oct. 2024
  • Ramakrishnan pointed out that the rather small size of the shift could be because voters’ level of education ended up being a major factor in vote choice.
    Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
  • This system also means candidates end up focusing a disproportionate amount of their time and funds on campaigning in a small number of battleground states that could tip the balance in their favor.
    Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2024
  • In fact, his son ended up having a small role in the film.
    Kelsie Gibson, People.com, 27 Oct. 2024
  • Some of it escaped to space, and some of it ended up frozen in ice.
    Regina G. Barber, NPR, 8 May 2024
  • The husband and boyfriend ended up fighting in the ditch.
    Landon Mion, Fox News, 14 Oct. 2024
  • Coop couldn’t resist, and the boy ended up with two for one.
    Scottie Andrew, CNN, 8 July 2024
  • On The Life Apart, there ended up being quite a few changes.
    Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Aug. 2024
  • The randomness of where the ball might end up forced the players to slam on the brakes or speed up at a high rate.
    Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2024
  • Still, ask most people, and the safe pick to end up back in the Finals from the conference is the Nuggets.
    Esfandiar Baraheni, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
  • In the end, Mr. Milken, too, would end up in prison and pay an even bigger fine, $600 million.
    Leslie Wayne, New York Times, 20 May 2024
  • The group ended up getting off the train before Dang did.
    Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 29 Sep. 2023
  • The ball from the Dodgers’ last title game ended up in the hands of backup catcher Austin Barnes.
    Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2023
  • Who does Emily end up with at the end of Emily in Paris season 4?
    Samantha Stutsman, Peoplemag, 17 Sep. 2024
  • Whoever ends up with their egg intact is said to have luck for the year.
    Anna Halkidis, Parents, 20 Mar. 2024
  • Macauley ended up pleading guilty in that case and was sentenced to 15 years in prison.
    David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 9 May 2024
  • The question on Wall Street is if that ends up being too little, too late.
    Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2024
  • Most sick bats end up on the ground so the ones flying past your head probably won’t cause you any harm.
    Jack Armstrong, The Arizona Republic, 17 Aug. 2024
  • But, of course, that ends up making the whole thing intimate and sacred.
    J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 6 Sep. 2024
  • At this time last year — which ended up a record-setter — the state was at 214% of average.
    Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The show ended up selling out and popping off without a hitch.
    Stephanie Mendez, SPIN, 23 Oct. 2023
  • Television How did Julie and Todd Chrisley end up in prison?
    Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2023
  • Television How did Julie and Todd Chrisley end up in prison?
    Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2024
  • Everyone ends up at the store, where a rabid mob is ready to snatch all of those half-price deals and free waffle irons.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 17 Nov. 2023
  • But whether or not the fight ends up going forward, Zuckerberg seems to have already won.
    Clare Duffy, CNN, 8 July 2023
  • This means there’s much less of a chance of ending up with tough pieces of meat when simply trying to make sure the chicken is cooked all the way through.
    Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2023
  • Advertisement Goff ended up getting the last word — on and off the field.
    Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2023
  • Where the country ends up could have a lot to do with the Harris and Trump debate in Philadelphia.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2024
  • Of course, the gang ends up having to partner with Coco to solve their biggest mystery yet.
    Samantha Allen, Them, 15 Oct. 2024

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