the end of the line
noun phrase
informal
: the end (as of a condition or situation)
It will be the end of the line for me unless there are some changes around here.
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Either way, every time a flag flies, the fish at the end of the line could be something special.
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Brad Dokken, Twin Cities, 16 Mar. 2025
Earlier this month, New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch stated that the suspect and the victim had been riding the subway together without any interaction before reaching the end of the line in Brooklyn around 7:30 a.m.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
Friday was, from the outsiders’ perspective at least, expected to be the end of the line.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 28 Mar. 2025
At the end of the line, employees physically scan the packages by hand and affix the final label before it gets sent off to shipping, Klippel said.
—Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
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Brad Dokken, Twin Cities, 16 Mar. 2025
Earlier this month, New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch stated that the suspect and the victim had been riding the subway together without any interaction before reaching the end of the line in Brooklyn around 7:30 a.m.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
Friday was, from the outsiders’ perspective at least, expected to be the end of the line.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 28 Mar. 2025
At the end of the line, employees physically scan the packages by hand and affix the final label before it gets sent off to shipping, Klippel said.
—Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the end of the line
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“The end of the line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20end%20of%20the%20line. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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