pan out
Example Sentences
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They will be back to full strength here and we know how this game will pan out - Paraguay will defend deep and it will be up to Germany to break them down.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
Let me just give the strict legal answer, and maybe we can pan out from there.
From Slate ● Jun. 9, 2026
They have strong opinions and predictions, and when those do not pan out, they either quit or go silent publicly because they are too embarrassed.
From MarketWatch ● May 26, 2026
If analyst forecasts pan out, though, the increase next year will be far more modest, rising 10% to around $801 billion—an illustration of how AI is testing even the deepest Big Tech pockets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026
“Well, Junior Watkins’s Wonderful didn’t pan out, did it?”
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
