How to Use wind down in a Sentence

wind down

verb
  • Start to wind down for the day.
    — Heidi Moawad, Verywell Health, 23 May 2026
  • The two teams went back-and-forth as time wound down.
    — Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas Morning News, 17 Jan. 2026
  • The app was wound down two years later.
    — Bobby Allyn, NPR, 24 June 2026
  • Events are starting to wind down.
    — Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Some people use them at night to wind down.
    — Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2026
  • After the shoot, the evening wound down.
    — Dan Turello, New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Look for an open man with the clock winding down.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Here’s what to know as winter starts to wind down.
    — Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Here’s what to know as winter starts to wind down.
    — Marina Johnson, IndyStar, 28 Jan. 2026
  • As the year winds down and it's still being said, great.
    — Michael Lewis, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
  • Yeah, the look on it when the play clock is starting to wind down.
    — Kent Somers, AZCentral.com, 27 Oct. 2022
  • And there were signs at the end of the day that things were winding down.
    — Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 27 May 2026
  • With the clock winding down, Venice dropped back to pass.
    — Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 15 Jan. 2026
  • And check out our list of best sleep products for more ways to wind down at night.
    — Sara Coughlin, SELF, 15 Mar. 2022
  • But the historic run on prices could soon begin to wind down.
    — Fortune, 23 Feb. 2022
  • In a clip from the docuseries, Swift winds down post-show.
    — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Rather than let the clock wind down, Bevilaqua called a timeout.
    — Wilson Moore, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Aug. 2022
  • The site will be winding down in phases over the next six weeks.
    — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 28 May 2026
  • The rain should begin to wind down some in the wee morning hours.
    — Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2020
  • As the action was winding down, the sixth chair was placed.
    — Jane Bua, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
  • The evening was winding down but not quickly enough.
    — Literary Hub, 2 Mar. 2026
  • What are your go-to products to wind down after a long day?
    — Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 23 Oct. 2025
  • After a day in the snow, wind down and take a dip in one of the many hot springs.
    — Andrea McHugh, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2022
  • The snow will wind down Wednesday night, but gusty winds will linger.
    — Joseph Dames, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
  • McCall said there’s still work ahead as the school year winds down.
    — Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
  • An amusement park is a great place to have some fun as summer winds down.
    — Jade Walker, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
  • As the conflict winds down, that type of rhetoric won’t be helpful.
    — Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 24 June 2025
  • As the game wound down, a banner was draped from Azteca’s top deck.
    — Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 10 June 2026
  • After eleven, things started to wind down.
    — Jane Bua, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
  • And after your day on the slopes, there’s plenty of ways to wind down.
    — Dana Givens, Robb Report, 16 Nov. 2022

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