How to Use pan out in a Sentence

pan out

verb
  • And then Seattle … how does the Tina Charles move pan out?
    Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 9 July 2022
  • Then, the camera pans out and shows two cribs side-by-side.
    Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 9 Feb. 2024
  • At the same time, expect that some changes may not pan out.
    Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
  • This instance would need proof that the new job didn’t pan out.
    Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 16 May 2024
  • At least on Friday, their push to pump up the stock didn't pan out.
    Rafael Nam, NPR, 2 June 2024
  • While that didn’t pan out (or at least not yet!), Noah still rides.
    Jacqueline Tempera, Women's Health, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Take the pan out of the oven one last time and flip the chicken back over to the original side.
    Mehreen Karim, Bon Appétit, 27 May 2022
  • So far, many claims of success have been made, and none have panned out.
    Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 27 July 2023
  • And there are promising signs the agreement could pan out.
    Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2024
  • What did the shortlists tell us about how some of the Oscar races might pan out this year?
    Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2024
  • The movie has been a surprise hit in a time when many adult dramas do not pan out.
    Jordan Moreau, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
  • If Smith and Okoronkwo pan out, the Browns could join the league’s elite pass rush units this season.
    cleveland, 9 Sep. 2023
  • The science might not pan out, the business might run out of money.
    Matt Reynolds, WIRED, 21 Feb. 2024
  • And hopes that the 95-year-old hall might instead be ready to reopen this May didn’t pan out.
    George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2024
  • In the end, Dave’s grand plan didn’t pan out, but something more modest did.
    John Kelly, Washington Post, 13 June 2023
  • But that dream didn’t pan out, forcing her to move back to her parents’ home.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 18 Apr. 2023
  • If this football thing doesn’t pan out, a few Chiefs might have a future in sales.
    Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2024
  • Something always goes wrong, or doesn’t pan out, like it was drawn up on the white board.
    Jay Paris, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
  • They’re more fitted in the thighs and pan out at the ends for a leg-elongating effect.
    Nicol Natale, Peoplemag, 8 Feb. 2024
  • If this happens, you will be tempted to throw the pan out with the jam, and chuck in the towel for good measure.
    The Economist, 13 June 2020
  • That didn’t pan out, and the episode cast a shadow over the leadership handoff.
    Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2023
  • One was that stacking two layers of sacked spat-on-shell didn’t pan out.
    Lawrence Specker | [email protected], al, 2 June 2023
  • The shot pans out, showing Lamar, Alford, and their kids playing and laughing in the room.
    Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 5 July 2024
  • Even if that first wager doesn’t pan out, new users can get their stake back in bonus bets and try it again.
    Ian Firstenberg, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2023
  • One place that did pan out was the Chinatown section of Bangkok.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 12 June 2024
  • Travis Kelce had a backup plan just in case his football dreams didn't pan out.
    Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 12 June 2024
  • Newsweek spoke to voters in the battleground state who have a mixed view of how the election will pan out.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Stand back, pan out, and larger views were dreary, too.
    C.j. Chivers Robert Fass Krish Seenivasan Steven Szczesniak, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Why not try being the one who takes initiative, and see how things pan out.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Dec. 2022
  • So how about this one — a mixture of the two and a good summary of where City are at now, and how things may pan out in 2025.
    Sam Lee, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024

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