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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Honestly, nothing's wrong with a little emotion at the end of the day, especially coming back from injury.
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Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
Most of us have damp coffee grounds in the coffee maker at the end of the day.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 10 Dec. 2025
Generosity With Your Time Frame Of course, at the end of the day, businesses need to make a profit, and NGOs need to drive revenue.
—Jed Brewer, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2025
The snowy setting adds this calm, holiday-season mood that works well when families want something light and easy at the end of the day.
—Alex Shoemaker, Parents, 5 Dec. 2025
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Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
Most of us have damp coffee grounds in the coffee maker at the end of the day.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 10 Dec. 2025
Generosity With Your Time Frame Of course, at the end of the day, businesses need to make a profit, and NGOs need to drive revenue.
—Jed Brewer, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2025
The snowy setting adds this calm, holiday-season mood that works well when families want something light and easy at the end of the day.
—Alex Shoemaker, Parents, 5 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 13 Dec. 2025.
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