turn out to be

Example Sentences

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His prize would turn out to be much bigger than $1 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Forecasts often turn out to be incorrect due to world events.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

The silver lining: While some of these these fallen stocks will emerge losers, some will turn out to be winners.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

In 1972, as he was preparing for what would turn out to be his landslide reelection that November, President Richard Nixon made an historic trip to the People’s Republic of China.

From Salon • May 14, 2026

I worried that if he kept saying it, it might turn out to be true.

From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana