wind down
verb
wound down also winded down; winding down; winds down
1
: to draw gradually toward an end
the party was winding down
: to cause a gradual lessening of usually with the intention of bringing to an end
Examples of wind down in a Sentence
not being one for alcoholic beverages, I prefer to wind down with a cup of tea every night
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Even as taxpayers and tax professionals were winding down from tax season, there was chaos at the IRS.
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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
As the first 20 minutes were winding down, Byfield got his second career playoff goal on a bank shot off Edmonton goalie Stuart Skinner.
—Eric Stephens, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025
Harvard Medical School is preparing for possible layoffs and the School of Public Health, which received three stop-work orders on research this week, is winding down two leases in off-campus buildings.
—Kara Scannell, CNN Money, 18 Apr. 2025
As the night winds down, two visitors pop by: Stack and Mary, dressed in lavish, colorful ’90s clothing.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
As the first 20 minutes were winding down, Byfield got his second career playoff goal on a bank shot off Edmonton goalie Stuart Skinner.
—Eric Stephens, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025
Harvard Medical School is preparing for possible layoffs and the School of Public Health, which received three stop-work orders on research this week, is winding down two leases in off-campus buildings.
—Kara Scannell, CNN Money, 18 Apr. 2025
As the night winds down, two visitors pop by: Stack and Mary, dressed in lavish, colorful ’90s clothing.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for wind down
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“Wind down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wind%20down. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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