turns out & turned out to be

I thought the meeting was at 2:00 PM, but turns out it was actually canceled this morning.

I was worried the new recipe would be a disaster, but it turns out everyone loved it.

The house looked small from the street, but it turns out there are four bedrooms inside.

I spent an hour looking for my keys, and turns out they were in my pocket the whole time.

We thought the hike would be easy, but it turns out the trail was longer and steeper than we realized.

I started talking to a stranger at the airport, and it turns out we went to the same high school.

The old, dusty painting we found in the attic turned out to be a genuine masterpiece worth millions.

The new manager seemed strict at first, but he turned out to be a very supportive and kind person.

I was looking forward to the movie, but it turned out to be quite boring and way too long.

What we thought was a simple cold turned out to be a severe case of the flu.

The cheap headphones turned out to be surprisingly high quality.

The spicy noodles turned out to be too hot for me to finish!