How to Use wind down in a Sentence

wind down

verb

• Yeah, the look on it when the play clock is starting to wind down.
  — Kent Somers, AZCentral.com, 27 Oct. 2022
• Ten of the 226 cells remain in action, but are due to wind down by the end of the year.
  — Joe Wallace, WSJ, 11 Sep. 2022
• Rather than let the clock wind down, Bevilaqua called a timeout.
  — Wilson Moore, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Aug. 2022
• After a day on the ranch, wind down on the front porch of the wagon and watch the sun set over the river.
  — Anna Mahan, Country Living, 10 Sep. 2023
• As the spawn winds down, look for the spots to be the last ones lingering around their beds.
  — Shaye Baker, Field & Stream, 8 May 2024
• As the clock winds down, Fenn might be in for a cruel summer.
  — Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2023
• And after your day on the slopes, there’s plenty of ways to wind down.
  — Dana Givens, Robb Report, 16 Nov. 2022
• As the days wind down, there’s a chance the tunes could be a bit more reflective.
  — Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 7 June 2022
• With the shot clock winding down, Momcilovic had a mismatch and called for the ball.
  — Journal Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2024
• Barack Obama was winding down his first term in the Oval Office the last time the Sabres made the cut.
  — Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 8 July 2023
• Guests can then wind down with a drink beside the garden lap pool or in the Guinguette café.
  — Monica Mendal, Vogue, 5 Apr. 2024
• On weekends, the place comes to jostling life just as all the other clubs are winding down.
  — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Feb. 2024
• The El Niño pattern should wind down in a few months, bringing some respite to the Amazon.
  — Manuela Andreoni, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2024
• Even as the 2024 Paris Olympics winds down, the greatest Black athletes in the world are still winning gold.
  — India Espy-Jones, Essence, 8 Aug. 2024
• The benchmark index is off 1.6% in August as the month winds down, but has gained 2.5% this week.
  — Charley Grant, WSJ, 30 Aug. 2023
• Four out of the nine sandwiches had sold out, and the line still showed no signs of winding down.
  — Meredith Woerner, Variety, 22 May 2024
• Some of this, says Das, is because many people do the wrong things to help wind down for sleep.
  — Time, 15 Sep. 2022
• Day two of Prime Day is winding down, but there are still plenty of deals to shop.
  — Sara Coughlin, SELF, 12 July 2023
• To help process her emotions and wind down at the end of a long day, Haddish has a few go-to self-care habits.
  — Jamie Kravitz, Woman's Day, 8 June 2022
• Running solo is one of the best ways to wind down after a long day.
  — Outside Online, 1 Aug. 2022
• As time wound down, the Eagles clung to a 38–35 lead over the Detroit Lions, facing fourth-and-one.
  — Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2023
• This is great for any guy who enjoys a lowball to wind down during the evening.
  — Danny Perez, Popular Mechanics, 28 Oct. 2022
• And with the game clock winding down … And the game is tied again, heading into overtime.
  — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 11 Feb. 2024
• Here are just eight to consider as your week winds down.
  — Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 12 July 2024
• Woodruff and Vogt safely returned to the U.S. and, as the war began to wind down, Williamson left the military.
  — Nathan Luna, ABC News, 10 May 2022
• At that pace, the wind down could take months to bring in the hundreds waiting in Tijuana.
  — Kate Morrissey, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2022
• As the Top 10 Takeover dining series winds down, the next-to-last stop features our Chef of the Year winner.
  — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 8 Aug. 2024
• The year may be winding down, but that hasn’t stopped Latin artists from gifting new music to fans.
  — Griselda Flores, Billboard, 15 Dec. 2023
• As the laps wound down, the driver on the cutline was Logano, who was under attack by several drivers in a battle for position.
  — Bruce Martin, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
• As winter approaches and outdoor farmers markets wind down, many small businesses that rely on summer sales are now faced with the difficult task of planning for their off-season.
  — Sara Rosenthal, The Denver Post, 31 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 18 Nov 2024