the end of the road
noun phrase
informal
: the end (as of a condition or situation)
A loss in the primary elections will mean the end of the road for his campaign.
They reached the end of the road as a couple a long time ago.
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But is not the end of the road for Trump’s tariffs in the courts, as the future of their legality is still in limbo amid ongoing appeals.
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Rebecca Schneid, Time, 30 May 2025
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—David Noriega, NBC news, 28 May 2025
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Is this the end of the road for our scrappy little family?
—Lucy Ford, Time, 19 May 2025
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Rebecca Schneid, Time, 30 May 2025
Attorneys in Hernandez’s case and others stress that the dismissals do not signify the end of the road for the Venezuelans deported to CECOT.
—David Noriega, NBC news, 28 May 2025
Black Sabbath may be nearing the end of the road, but the band is still giving fans something to celebrate in 2025.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Is this the end of the road for our scrappy little family?
—Lucy Ford, Time, 19 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for the end of the road
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“The end of the road.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20end%20of%20the%20road. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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