eventually
adverb
even·tu·al·ly
i-ˈven(t)-sh(ə-)wə-lē 
-ˈven-chə-lē,
-chü-ə-lē
: at an unspecified later time : in the end
Synonyms
Examples of eventually in a Sentence
Eventually, I did get better and returned to work.
I am sure that we'll succeed eventually.
Her constant campaigning eventually got her the nomination.
This plant eventually reaches a height of 15 feet.
Recent Examples on the Web
But eventually, SpaceX got its Crew Dragon to the launchpad, and its inaugural crewed mission in 2020 returned astronaut launches to US soil for the first time in a decade.
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Jackie Wattles, CNN, 13 Apr. 2024
In February, Altieri, the police commander, announced additional lockers would be permanently installed at two additional stations in Northwest Washington, and eventually to stations throughout the city.
—Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2024
Ben Boot, Kwik Fit’s head of development for service, maintenance and repair, expects the job to eventually attract a wider pool of candidates more comfortable with diagnostics and electrical engineering concepts.
—Jamie Nimmo, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2024
While the sitcom deal may have went away, his 2007 autobiography Out of Sync became a New York Times bestseller, competed on Dancing with the Stars, launched a podcast and eventually found his way back to his boy band roots.
—Eric Andersson, Peoplemag, 13 Apr. 2024
And the excess of brands like Brandy Melville are eventually dumped in countries in the global south like Ghana, where clothes waste has turned their oceans and waterways into dumping grounds.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 13 Apr. 2024
The story is far from over, as the Sew Torn short eventually made its way to one of Macdonald’s sources of inspiration: Joel Coen.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Apr. 2024
With evidence handling under a microscope, advocates were able to push for reforms in how the LAPD managed rape kits, eventually leading to the creation of a new DNA crime lab.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2024
The witness said those men eventually got into Grayam's truck and the three drove away.
—Stephen Smith, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2024
Jackie Wattles, CNN, 13 Apr. 2024
In February, Altieri, the police commander, announced additional lockers would be permanently installed at two additional stations in Northwest Washington, and eventually to stations throughout the city.
—Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2024
Ben Boot, Kwik Fit’s head of development for service, maintenance and repair, expects the job to eventually attract a wider pool of candidates more comfortable with diagnostics and electrical engineering concepts.
—Jamie Nimmo, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2024
While the sitcom deal may have went away, his 2007 autobiography Out of Sync became a New York Times bestseller, competed on Dancing with the Stars, launched a podcast and eventually found his way back to his boy band roots.
—Eric Andersson, Peoplemag, 13 Apr. 2024
And the excess of brands like Brandy Melville are eventually dumped in countries in the global south like Ghana, where clothes waste has turned their oceans and waterways into dumping grounds.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 13 Apr. 2024
The story is far from over, as the Sew Torn short eventually made its way to one of Macdonald’s sources of inspiration: Joel Coen.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Apr. 2024
With evidence handling under a microscope, advocates were able to push for reforms in how the LAPD managed rape kits, eventually leading to the creation of a new DNA crime lab.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2024
The witness said those men eventually got into Grayam's truck and the three drove away.
—Stephen Smith, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2024
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“Eventually.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eventually. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.
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