eventually
finally; ultimately; at some later time: Eventually we will own the house free and clear.
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How to use eventually in a sentence
The Supreme Court eventually stepped in and ended legal segregation in the landmark 1954 decision, Brown v. Board of Education.
The ‘No Child’ Rewrite Threatens Your Kids’ Future | Jonah Edelman | January 3, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTeventually Morrow was released with no money, vehicle, or phone.
Are Police Stealing People’s Property? | Joan Blades, Matt Kibbe | January 2, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTeventually, she did—more or less—reinventing herself as Nicki Minaj and becoming a platinum-selling hip-hop superstar.
Nicki Minaj: High School Actress | Alex Chancey, The Daily Beast Video | December 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTShin eventually escaped North Korean captivity while in Vienna.
Propaganda, Protest, and Poisonous Vipers: The Cinema War in Korea | Rich Goldstein | December 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTeventually, DeCrow and Seidenberg filed suit against the East Village mainstay.
At last Aristide fed him desperately, dandled him eventually to sleep, and returned to an excited pillow.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol | William J. LockeMasters and I arranged to come home together and eventually reached Cape Town.
Uncanny Tales | VariousBut if the "great public" will only tolerate one as a pupil long enough, eventually, one must succeed.
Music-Study in Germany | Amy FayThere is much controversy as to whether stop-keys will eventually displace the older fashioned draw-knobs.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building | George Laing MillerThe place was then attacked by an armed force, without result, but eventually the natives allowed the women to be taken away.
The Philippine Islands | John Foreman
British Dictionary definitions for eventually
/ (ɪˈvɛntʃʊəlɪ) /
at the very end; finally
(as sentence modifier) after a long time or long delay: eventually, he arrived
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