How to Use pan out in a Sentence

pan out

verb
  • And then Seattle … how does the Tina Charles move pan out?
    Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 9 July 2022
  • Then, the camera pans out and shows two cribs side-by-side.
    Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 9 Feb. 2024
  • At the same time, expect that some changes may not pan out.
    Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
  • This instance would need proof that the new job didn’t pan out.
    Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 16 May 2024
  • At least on Friday, their push to pump up the stock didn't pan out.
    Rafael Nam, NPR, 2 June 2024
  • While that didn’t pan out (or at least not yet!), Noah still rides.
    Jacqueline Tempera, Women's Health, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Take the pan out of the oven one last time and flip the chicken back over to the original side.
    Mehreen Karim, Bon Appétit, 27 May 2022
  • So far, many claims of success have been made, and none have panned out.
    Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 27 July 2023
  • And there are promising signs the agreement could pan out.
    Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2024
  • What did the shortlists tell us about how some of the Oscar races might pan out this year?
    Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2024
  • What did the shortlists tell us about how some of the Oscar races might pan out this year?
    Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2024
  • After 15 minutes, pull the pan out (with gloves again) and wipe it down again.
    Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 12 Feb. 2025
  • The movie has been a surprise hit in a time when many adult dramas do not pan out.
    Jordan Moreau, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The movie has been a surprise hit in a time when many adult dramas do not pan out.
    Jordan Moreau, Variety, 6 Jan. 2025
  • However, the rest of the Nuggets' youth movement hasn't panned out as hoped.
    Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • However, the rest of the Nuggets' youth movement hasn't panned out as hoped.
    Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • If Smith and Okoronkwo pan out, the Browns could join the league’s elite pass rush units this season.
    cleveland, 9 Sep. 2023
  • When that guess didn't pan out, the misses started to cascade down the board.
    Jim Sergent, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
  • The science might not pan out, the business might run out of money.
    Matt Reynolds, WIRED, 21 Feb. 2024
  • And hopes that the 95-year-old hall might instead be ready to reopen this May didn’t pan out.
    George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Things didn’t pan out that way as Williams found herself in the middle of this mess with Eady.
    Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 5 June 2025
  • Then there’s Baty, who has not panned out as the Mets had hoped after drafting him in the first round in 2019.
    Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 16 Jan. 2025
  • In the end, Dave’s grand plan didn’t pan out, but something more modest did.
    John Kelly, Washington Post, 13 June 2023
  • But that dream didn’t pan out, forcing her to move back to her parents’ home.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 18 Apr. 2023
  • If this football thing doesn’t pan out, a few Chiefs might have a future in sales.
    Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2024
  • Something always goes wrong, or doesn’t pan out, like it was drawn up on the white board.
    Jay Paris, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
  • However, the future does not have to pan out like that.
    Tracey Follows, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • They’re more fitted in the thighs and pan out at the ends for a leg-elongating effect.
    Nicol Natale, Peoplemag, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Whether that good word-of-mouth can lift up the opening will pan out tomorrow.
    J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 7 June 2025
  • Although that particular opportunity didn't pan out, Harlyn, now seven, has since landed a small role in the film Girl in the Closet.
    Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 June 2025

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