end up
phrasal verb
ended up; ending up; ends up
: to reach or come to a place, condition, or situation that was not planned or expected
The book ended up in the trash.
He didn't want to end up like his father.
She ended up a rich woman.
He ended up (living) in a nursing home.
The movie we wanted to see was sold out so we ended up seeing a different one.
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Rachel ends up making a special exception for the star of movies including Blue Velvet and Death Becomes Her.
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Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 2 Dec. 2024
In the film, the journalist ends up falling in love with the owner of the agency, a character based on the German breakup coach Elena-Katharina Sohn.
—Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
Their contents end up at a sprawling store in Alabama — the only one of its kind in the country.
—Andrew Torgan, CNN, 2 Dec. 2024
Lynch, a young pitbull mix, has ended up at the Paris Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) in Paris, Ky., three times over the past year and a half.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 2 Dec. 2024
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Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 2 Dec. 2024
In the film, the journalist ends up falling in love with the owner of the agency, a character based on the German breakup coach Elena-Katharina Sohn.
—Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
Their contents end up at a sprawling store in Alabama — the only one of its kind in the country.
—Andrew Torgan, CNN, 2 Dec. 2024
Lynch, a young pitbull mix, has ended up at the Paris Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) in Paris, Ky., three times over the past year and a half.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 2 Dec. 2024
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“End up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/end%20up. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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