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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Legal questions over status to be tested anew But many in American Samoa eventually soured on the idea, fearing that extending birthright citizenship would jeopardize its customs — including the territory’s communal land laws.
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Mark Thiessen, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2025
This would be the first step in creating what the city calls the University Innovation District, meant to eventually host 20,000 students, 6,000 faculty and staff and lots of housing, with room for science and tech companies and restaurants.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2025
The younger Waddell retired as a master sergeant in 2011 and worked for the Army Corps of Engineers until shortly before his death in Jacksonville, North Carolina, according to his father, but struggled with PTSD, which eventually impacted his personality and relationships.
—Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2025
UConn expects to eventually have 750 beds for the Stamford campus.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 8 June 2025
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Mark Thiessen, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2025
This would be the first step in creating what the city calls the University Innovation District, meant to eventually host 20,000 students, 6,000 faculty and staff and lots of housing, with room for science and tech companies and restaurants.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2025
The younger Waddell retired as a master sergeant in 2011 and worked for the Army Corps of Engineers until shortly before his death in Jacksonville, North Carolina, according to his father, but struggled with PTSD, which eventually impacted his personality and relationships.
—Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2025
UConn expects to eventually have 750 beds for the Stamford campus.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 8 June 2025
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“Eventually.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eventually. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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