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.

Examples of end up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Their No 10s play close to Mateta and help to overload the defence — which is why Munoz and Mitchell can end up as the spare player at the back post — but rarely make incisive runs in the half-space to create cutbacks, in the move which Manchester City used so well to break down low blocks. —Liam Tharme, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2025

This ad hoc ecosystem of technology is creating a vicious cycle where the very technology meant to solve problems ends up creating more. —Daniel Kendzior, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2025

The dachshund ended up hilariously opting to balance both eating and barking in a somewhat even rhythm. —Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025

Lystrup ended up resigning as GSFC director on July 22. —Josh Dinner, Space.com, 31 Oct. 2025

Rhymes for end up

• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup
• markup