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verb (adverb)

(copula) to become eventually; turn out to behe ended up a thief

(intr) to arrive, esp by a circuitous or lengthy route or processhe ended up living in New Zealand

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How to use end up in a sentence

Bound together by mutual distrust, both sides end up lashing themselves to the mast of rigid law.
Red Tape Is Strangling Good Samaritans|Philip K. Howard|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And thus I end up at the bottom of the stairs, about one month after my injury and two months after my wedding.
You’re Never ‘Cured’ of an Eating Disorder|Carrie Arnold|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
That being said, it's sort of crazy that the two hot chicks end up sucking face for SO MUCH LONGER than any of the hetero couples.
High-End Pervs Film Benedict Cumberbatch and Reese Witherspoon Sucking Face|Amy Zimmerman|December 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“As soon as I began that life of crime, there was always a voice in my head telling me I was going to end up in jail,” he said.
Mark Wahlberg’s Pardon Plea: A Look Back At His Troubling, Violent, and Racist Rap Sheet|Marlow Stern|December 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST

When they do leave prison, these men are largely unemployable and ineligible to vote, and often end up back in the system.
We Need More Ferguson-style Grand Juries|Kaimipono Wenger|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Of course, if it's repeated enough, it will end up as a permanent paralysis of the part stimulated.
Insidekick|Jesse Franklin Bone
The reason is that when the board is struck it forces the other end up and the newspaper along with it.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2|Various
The printed sign of direction, "This End up with Care," were upside down!
The Ghost Breaker|Charles Goddard
But the trouble was unknown, and they might end up rifling or pinwheeling if they didn't let bad enough alone.
Tight Squeeze|Dean Charles Ing
Let's go out to that log that sticks end up out of the ice, and starting from that, skate back to see who can win a race.
Five Little Starrs in the Canadian Forest|Lillian Elizabeth Roy

Other Idioms and Phrases with end up

end up

Arrive at, result in, finish. For example, He thought he'd end up living in the city, or We don't know how Nancy will end up. [First half of 1900s] Also see wind up.

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