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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Lame Duck Known for its incessant, sometimes humorous, often unbelievable, but still consequential quacking, the lame duck, in theory, will eventually depart for Florida and stay there, becoming non-migratory.
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Feehan eventually won the game in extra innings.
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Christopher Gangemi, New Yorker, 21 May 2026
My lawyer strongly advised me to take a long holiday, which eventually lasted a year.
—Literary Hub, 21 May 2026
Feehan eventually won the game in extra innings.
—Keith Law, New York Times, 21 May 2026
The inclusion of Moderna’s vaccine among the candidates under review has also renewed attention on whether mRNA technologies could eventually help close longstanding gaps in preparedness for rarer Ebola species.
—Paul Adepoju, Scientific American, 20 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for eventually
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“Eventually.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eventually. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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