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.

Examples of at the end of the day in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And that, in some ways, can afford me a somewhat clear conscience at the end of the day. —Hazlitt, 10 Apr. 2024

And planning the structure of the interview—part of the joy of the drama is seeing the degree to which Emily follows that or doesn’t, at the end of the day, and the consequences of that. —Radhika Seth, Vogue, 3 Apr. 2024

Though many small brands offer free shipping or free shipping with an order minimum, in order to compete with larger retailers and meet current consumer expectations, at the end of the day, these brands still need to pay for these shipping costs and factor these costs into their business models. —Erleia, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024

Because at the end of the day, just in terms of legal structure: a hedge fund is a partnership [with investors]. —Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2024

Stylianou says change is in fact possible, and that at the end of the day, survivors know what’s best for them and just how severe their situation is. —Rachel Desantis, Peoplemag, 21 Mar. 2024

While pushing ever forward, at the end of the day, Bey's just a good, old-fashioned entertainer, throwing fistfuls of razzle and dazzle our way. —Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 14 Mar. 2024

This kind of success story is only possible if employers themselves — and the C-suite executives responsible at the end of the day for health care costs — can take power over their own data. —Benjamin Chartock, STAT, 13 Mar. 2024

And what are movies actually for, at the end of the day? —Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2024