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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According to the Daily Mail report, the preacher and Key exchanged a series of text messages in the spring of 2026 that his wife eventually read.
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Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 18 June 2026
Lynn Biyendolo—The first Pepperdine Wave to represent Team USA on the international stage, Biyendolo was the 2011 West Coast Conference Freshman of the Year and eventually became a three-time All-West Region and WCC First Team selection.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
Crisis negotiators were able to contact O'Brien via phone, eventually leading to his surrender.
—Wcco Staff, CBS News, 17 June 2026
Co-directed by the singer, the clip was artfully shot and empathetically told, and got fans sufficiently invested that Kiyoko eventually published a YA novel expanding the adventures of its young lovers, Coley and Sonya.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 17 June 2026
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Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 18 June 2026
Lynn Biyendolo—The first Pepperdine Wave to represent Team USA on the international stage, Biyendolo was the 2011 West Coast Conference Freshman of the Year and eventually became a three-time All-West Region and WCC First Team selection.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
Crisis negotiators were able to contact O'Brien via phone, eventually leading to his surrender.
—Wcco Staff, CBS News, 17 June 2026
Co-directed by the singer, the clip was artfully shot and empathetically told, and got fans sufficiently invested that Kiyoko eventually published a YA novel expanding the adventures of its young lovers, Coley and Sonya.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 17 June 2026
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“Eventually.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eventually. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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