eventually

[ ih-ven-choo-uh-lee ]

/ ɪˈvɛn tʃu ə li /

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adverb

finally; ultimately; at some later time: Eventually we will own the house free and clear.

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Which of the options below is the best punctuation for the sentence? It__s your turn to pick the movie __ but your sister gets to pick the board game we _ re going to play.

Its your turn to pick the movie but your sister gets to pick the board game we’re going to play.

It’s your turn to pick the movie but your sister gets to pick the board game were going to play.

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Origin of eventually

First recorded in 1650–60; eventual + -ly

Words nearby eventually

eventing, eventration, eventration of diaphragm, eventual, eventuality, eventually, eventuate, eventus, ever, ever and again, everbearing

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Example sentences from the Web for eventually

The Supreme Court eventually stepped in and ended legal segregation in the landmark 1954 decision, Brown v. Board of Education.
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Eventually Morrow was released with no money, vehicle, or phone.
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Eventually, she did—more or less—reinventing herself as Nicki Minaj and becoming a platinum-selling hip-hop superstar.
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Shin eventually escaped North Korean captivity while in Vienna.
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Eventually, DeCrow and Seidenberg filed suit against the East Village mainstay.
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Eventually he was thrust from his high position by an intrigue set on foot by German courtiers and backed by foreign influence.
Memoirs of Leonora Christina|Leonora Christina Ulfeldt
They had no assertiveness, so could not aspire to a managerial position, such as might eventually fall to the share of Nelly.
A Bed of Roses|W. L. George
In the Senate it met with many vicissitudes which need not be recounted, as it eventually failed to pass.
The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV|Various
As the skill increases, shapes with double curves and long or narrow necks may eventually be achieved.
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Eventually, as you know, I was in command of the Neusatz prison camp.
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British Dictionary definitions for eventually

eventually

/ (ɪˈvɛntʃʊəlɪ) /

adverb

at the very end; finally

(as sentence modifier) after a long time or long delayeventually, he arrived

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eventually

adverb

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adverb