Sentence examples for wound down from inspiring English sources

"wound down" is a common phrase in written English.
It is often used to mean "to decrease in intensity or size", as in "The party gradually wound down as the evening drew to a close." It can also mean "to come to an end", as in "The meeting wound down after three hours."

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wound down

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Past of wind down

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wound down.

Finally, the conversation — the chronicling of a career — wound down.

As lunch wound down, conference organizers announced they were drawing the winners of a charity raffle.

After the mining industry wound down in the area, it was groomed for skiing.

We stopped in the middle of the road and wound down our windows and chatted.

wound down, and Kejriwal got to his feet and started to speak.

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He nursed his wounds down the years but he was always ready to carry them into the ring.

Eight people were shot and killed by the police in 2010, down 33 percent from 2009; 16 others were shot and wounded, down 20 percent.

Carrie is let down Big Time, and she licks her wounds down Mexico way, accompanied by her amazingly accessible gal pals.

Officer Jamie Luise ripped open Ketrow's shirt and saw several gunshot wounds down the left side of his body and blood pouring from his chest.

Through the fog come the French, and battle is shortly joined, with the British ship caught unawares, wounded down to her rudder, and forced to turn tail.

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