turned out

Example Sentences

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The first attempt was last year’s reboot of “Superman,” which turned out to be a box-office smash, bringing in $619 million worldwide, including $354 million in the U.S.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 25, 2026

At the benign end of the spectrum, you might see your government spend a bit more money on event infrastructure than it all turned out to be worth to the locals.

From Slate • Jun. 25, 2026

It turned out to be a teaser for an unreleased headphone model nobody knew existed.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026

Historians sometimes play the counterfactual game of wondering what would have happened if a major event had turned out differently.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026

As it turned out, unit 2 had caught a lucky break when unit 1 had blown.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland