How to Use eventually in a Sentence

eventually

adverb
  • I am sure that we'll succeed eventually.
  • Eventually, I did get better and returned to work.
  • Her constant campaigning eventually got her the nomination.
  • This plant eventually reaches a height of 15 feet.
  • Amy and Pati are flown over the trail to where the group eventually spend the night in bivy sleeping sacks.
    Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2024
  • That air eventually has to be released, and the only way out is in the form of gas.
    Men's Health, 1 Feb. 2023
  • He was eventually found dead in the back of a transport van during a stop on the drive up north.
    Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 8 May 2024
  • The blood trail was sparse, but Haack eventually followed it to the edge of small pond on the property.
    Travis Hall, Field & Stream, 20 Dec. 2023
  • The Blacklist had a nice long run, but all things must come to an end eventually.
    Christian Holub, EW.com, 1 Feb. 2023
  • The firm catered to a quirky mix of customers that fueled its rise and, eventually, led to its fall.
    Gunjan Banerji, WSJ, 28 Mar. 2023
  • In the last two, three years, there were a lot of younger comics who moved out here in the hopes that Rogan’s club would eventually open up.
    Nate Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2023
  • The witness said those men eventually got into Grayam's truck and the three drove away.
    Stephen Smith, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2024
  • The two are forced to share a space and eventually team up to attend a charity gala.
    Katie Bowlby, Country Living, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Kelley was brought onto the show as a writer and eventually took over the reins as the head writer.
    Courtney Young, Peoplemag, 15 Nov. 2023
  • The dam eventually broke, as it’s bound to do when your offense is so anemic.
    Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Sep. 2023
  • But a slump of an inch per year would eventually become an inch per hour.
    Iris Samuels, Anchorage Daily News, 16 July 2023
  • The flame was first lit in Athens back in April, and eventually boarded a boat to enter France in Marseille.
    Lindsay Kimble, Peoplemag, 29 July 2024
  • Hogan won and the case was eventually settled, but the case put Gawker out of business.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 18 July 2024
  • Both the coach and the student got into a scuffle as the student tried to break free, and eventually the coach loosened his grip.
    Greg Wehner, Fox News, 12 June 2024
  • The hope is to expand to key markets, along with eventually adding footwear, women’s and kids’ lines.
    Doug Ferguson, Quartz, 13 Feb. 2024
  • In the fourth, North Central put the first two runners on and eventually loaded the bases, but only pushed one run across.
    Lewis Bagley, The Indianapolis Star, 29 May 2023
  • Amen lept into the song; eventually making his way to sing right in front of the judges, who deemed the performance shaky.
    Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Apr. 2023
  • Is there any chance the Bears don’t eventually move to Arlington Heights?
    Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2023
  • When the end of the show came, Remo appeared to not want to leave the stage and the cheering crowd, though he was eventually ushered off by his big sister.
    Jenny Haward, Peoplemag, 3 Sep. 2023
  • Some 350 were eventually sent east to the Berga forced labor camp, where a number perished.
    Richard Hurowitz, Time, 19 Aug. 2023
  • And, as he has been asked so many times before in his career, Curry will eventually be asked to clean it up.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2024
  • The Fed had to reduce it to 4% (and eventually went much lower) because of the Great Recession.
    Feras Moussa, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2023
  • The wound becomes red and moist, with pus and eventually yellowish scabs.
    Parents Editors, Parents, 3 Sep. 2023
  • Donovan eventually pulled Ball out for the final 3:43 of action, but the length and intensity of his play in Memphis suggests the point guard could be ready for a heavier rotation.
    Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2024
  • Quincy Jones Tate portrayed a young Quincy Jones, highlighting the early days of a friendship that would eventually become influential in both men’s careers.
    Okla Jones, Essence, 29 Oct. 2024

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