at the end of the day
idiom
informal
: in the end
It was a difficult decision, but at the end of the day, we knew we made the right choice.
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But at the end of the day, the people listening don’t actually know you.
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Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 24 Dec. 2025
Certain things do need to go in the trash at the end of the day.
—Erin Hassanzadeh, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
Showing that, at the end of the day, the hockey community is all in the same boat, together.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 22 Dec. 2025
And at the end of the day, Julia Sweeney and I had a blast being the ‘straight men’ to Christina’s awesome Cher impersonation and the insanity that was Chris Farley.
—Andy Hoglund, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Dec. 2025
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Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 24 Dec. 2025
Certain things do need to go in the trash at the end of the day.
—Erin Hassanzadeh, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
Showing that, at the end of the day, the hockey community is all in the same boat, together.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 22 Dec. 2025
And at the end of the day, Julia Sweeney and I had a blast being the ‘straight men’ to Christina’s awesome Cher impersonation and the insanity that was Chris Farley.
—Andy Hoglund, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for at the end of the day
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“At the end of the day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20the%20end%20of%20the%20day. Accessed 28 Dec. 2025.
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