Sentence examples for winding things from inspiring English sources

It wasn't as though Nixon was winding things down.

"There are always people winding things up" at the preview, Mr. Cheney said.

"Obviously, I did have legitimate campaign expenses up until now, and there will be some expenses in winding things down".

As we're winding things up at North LaSalle Street, Jordan tells me about George Koehler, his friend and driver: "When I first came to Chicago, thirteen years ago, I didn't know one soul, and the Bulls didn't pick me up.

The Israeli army usually plays along with this choreographed war-dance, perhaps winding things up with an air-raid on suspected Hizbullah targets in south Lebanon.Binyamin Netanyahu's government, enjoying a caretaker role until Ehud Barak's lot takes over next week, has wearied of the dance.

Back at the hotel, he doesn't seem to be in any sort of hurry, but the conversation has run its course, and as a way of winding things up I embark on some ill-conceived sentence that begins as a heartfelt compliment but escalates into some lavish toast of gratitude on behalf of the nation.

Wisely, Suzanne decided to wind things up.

That is why the movie finds it impossible to wind things up.

Where almost every other movie I'd seen wound things up, "L'Avventura" wound them down.

Scelsa would come on the air at eight and not wind things up until three or four in the morning.

He has good judgment for when to run with what works and when to wind things up.