bring an end to (something)

idiom

: to stop, finish, or complete (something)
Negotiations brought an end to the conflict.

Examples of bring an end to (something) in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web But the end of the war in Europe 11 months after D-Day did bring an end to Hitler’s slaughter of six million Jews. Roger Cohen Laetitia Vancon, New York Times, 6 June 2024 Miller saw the man in plain clothes standing in the parking lot and the man in black instructed her to strike the other man, Meier said, adding Miller believed that doing so would bring an end to her hallucinations. Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 4 June 2024 Additionally, Israel cannot bring an end to the conflict in Gaza as long as Israeli hostages are held captive there. Amos Yadlin, Foreign Affairs, 8 Mar. 2024 The decision, announced on Wednesday, would bring an end to his lengthy leadership position in the Senate. Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 2 Mar. 2024 To some residents, the city’s failure to stop Mr. Hudson’s exploits is but another example of its inability to bring an end to the homelessness, street crime and occasional mayhem that have plagued the downtown area since the pandemic. Mike Baker, New York Times, 29 May 2024 But despite that gesture of conciliation, Von der Leyen and Macron made no visible headway in persuading Xi to use his influence with Russian President Vladimir Putin to bring an end to the conflict. Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2024 President Richard Nixon promised to bring an end to the war in his campaign for the presidency. Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 6 May 2024 Israel is under pressure to bring an end to the war in Gaza. Isabel Kershner, New York Times, 2 May 2024

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“Bring an end to (something).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bring%20an%20end%20to%20%28something%29. Accessed 18 Jun. 2024.

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