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
Ms. Bush makes some rookie errors: She forgoes whisking dry ingredients separately from the wet, doesn’t let the steaming butter cool before mixing, and is too quick to take the pan out of the oven.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
Let me just give the strict legal answer, and maybe we can pan out from there.
From Slate ● Jun. 9, 2026
For Long Blockchain, formerly Long Island Iced Tea, the move didn’t exactly pan out.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 15, 2026
Not to mention his leaving me alone while he goes on all his trips, getting rich on one crackpot scheme after another that never did pan out.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
