wind up

Example Sentences

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Without structure and proper planning, employees could fall behind on deadlines and actually wind up working round-the-clock.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

This year could wind up being historic for the IPO market, at least by cash raised.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

If you’re lucky, not too much of the medicine will wind up dripping down your adorable creature’s chin.

From Slate • May 17, 2026

It will be interesting to see how they fare once SpaceX begins trading and how quickly these funds wind up adding the stock to their portfolios.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

It put the wind up me, to tell you the truth, so I’ve just brought Hawkbit along and left it at that.”

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams