How to Use eventual in a Sentence

eventual

adjective
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  • What must the eventual starter demonstrate in order to earn the job?
    — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2024
  • The ones who stick around will share in your eventual success.
    — Johnny C. Taylor Jr., USA TODAY, 8 Aug. 2023
  • That ended when the New York Yankees chased him in the third inning of an eventual 10-7 loss to the Yankees.
    — Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 29 May 2023
  • The song climbed to No. 4 the prior month, becoming P!nk’s first career top five hit (of an eventual eight to date).
    — Xander Zellner, Billboard, 18 Aug. 2023
  • If the Senate gets 60 votes to break a filibuster, the bill is on a glidepath to eventual passage.
    — Chad Pergram, Fox News, 8 Feb. 2024
  • However, the club fell 2-1 to the eventual champions and her new club Gotham FC.
    — James Weber, The Enquirer, 5 Jan. 2024
  • In the meantime, the lender uses the car as collateral to secure the loan until the eventual payoff.
    — Ashley Donohoe, Car and Driver, 1 Sep. 2023
  • O’Connor sang from a young age, forming the band Ton Ton Macoute in her teens, which led to her eventual solo career.
    — Vulture, 26 July 2023
  • To me, these are details that need to be shared—and not just as a dramatic prelude to the eventual happy ending.
    — Ron Shaich, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2023
  • The seven justices in the state Supreme Court concurred with all or part of its ruling, though they were split on how and why the eventual conclusion was made.
    — Rachel Smith, The Courier-Journal, 23 Feb. 2024
  • This becomes critical with eventual demise of gas sales and tax.
    — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Oct. 2023
  • In 2008, a weeks-long writers strike ended soon after a DGA deal laid the groundwork for the writers’ eventual agreement.
    — Herb Scribner, Washington Post, 4 June 2023
  • Six players return from the roster that was ousted by the eventual champion Newton North last year, and the Red Hawks are off to a 2-0 start.
    — Aj Traub, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Quite frankly, Booth’s eventual demise by the show’s finale is a relief from the constant rants and self-aggrandizing.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 15 Mar. 2024
  • The Bucks should benefit from the eventual return of Khris Middleton, who has missed five straight games with a sprained ankle.
    — Steve Megargee, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Emma's eventual career change to — and success as — a young adult author is uniform across the book, movie and series.
    — Lindsay Kimble, Peoplemag, 6 Mar. 2024
  • But cellphone video of the episode that captured the minutes leading up to the shooting shows the eventual victim screaming threats and racist remarks at the second man.
    — Hurubie Meko, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2024
  • Some homeowners worry that planting mangroves means the eventual tree growth will hinder or even block the view of the water.
    — Thomas F. Ries, Sun Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2024
  • The Denver paper highlighted all the Nugget players and their contributions to the wins and eventual sweep.
    — Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2023
  • Because for renters, an eventual move is a near certainty.
    — Rachel Kurzius, Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2024
  • His eventual succession has become a key sticking point in this proxy fight.
    — Bruce Gil, Quartz, 1 Apr. 2024
  • The former president has refused to sign a pledge to support the eventual nominee.
    — Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner, 19 Aug. 2023
  • The question now is whether Kendall will find something new to live for, or if his final water scene portends the character's eventual off-screen death.
    — Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 30 May 2023
  • After the jury was sent to deliberate, Majors and Good left with his lawyers to await the eventual verdict outside the courtroom.
    — Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 14 Dec. 2023
  • And the eventual impact could be seen at two neighboring schools in Southend-on-Sea, about 40 miles east of London, on Wednesday afternoon.
    — Megan Specia, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Hard-line Republicans have exploited the tight margins to steer the House to the right, a dynamic that contributed to the eventual ouster of McCarthy.
    — David Sivak, Washington Examiner, 15 Jan. 2024
  • The half-hour tracks Abed and the group's rise to power, the eventual schism with Jeff (who hates not being in control), and the hubris that leads to their downfall, while also telling a touching story about Abed's desire to fit in.
    — Chancellor Agard, EW.com, 6 Mar. 2024
  • Whatever the reason, ignoring these warning signs can lead us down a path of eventual heartache.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2024
  • Abu Faraj, in the meantime, was directing traffic, keeping a path clear for the eventual evacuation of the wounded.
    — Nathan Thrall, Curbed, 25 Oct. 2023
  • Together, the council and prime minister are supposed to prepare Haiti for the arrival of the foreign force and eventual elections, which last took place in 2016.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2024

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