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
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.
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Sinner eventually came through in a display of fight and quality in adversity, and now has a day’s rest to manage the problem.
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Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
In due course the informality and loosening of the customs around dressing would take people all the way to grunge and eventually, in the new millennium, put CEOs of multimillion-dollar companies in hoodies.
—Belinda Luscombe, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
Faux horror movie trailers often don’t lead to actual production of a movie, so confirmation MCT will help finance Roth’s latest movie indicates a greenlight for cameras to eventually roll.
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Based on the Pennsylvania haunting of the Smurl family, the film sent him down a research rabbit hole to find out all about the Warrens – a fascination that eventually turned into a hugely successful horror-movie universe.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
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Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
In due course the informality and loosening of the customs around dressing would take people all the way to grunge and eventually, in the new millennium, put CEOs of multimillion-dollar companies in hoodies.
—Belinda Luscombe, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
Faux horror movie trailers often don’t lead to actual production of a movie, so confirmation MCT will help finance Roth’s latest movie indicates a greenlight for cameras to eventually roll.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
Based on the Pennsylvania haunting of the Smurl family, the film sent him down a research rabbit hole to find out all about the Warrens – a fascination that eventually turned into a hugely successful horror-movie universe.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Eventually.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eventually. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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