end in (something)
phrasal verb
: to have (something) at the end
The word ends in a suffix.
The knife ends in a sharp point.
Their marriage ended in divorce.
The race ended in a tie.
Examples of end in (something) in a Sentence
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That victory put O’Malley back in the rankings. O’Malley’s next bout ended in a no contest, when an eye poke in the second round left Pedro Munhoz unable to continue.
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Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
Some of his staff have been told that their jobs will end as soon as June, but the crisis will not end in June.
—Lynsey Addario, The Atlantic, 12 May 2025
Voices Plaschke: Lakers’ season ends in humiliation … and hope
May 1, 2025
Trade Austin Reaves.
Send him packing in a deal that brings the Lakers the sort of lob partner and rim protector whose absence knocked you out of the postseason.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2025
Their relationship ultimately ended in the aftermath of West’s unsuccessful 2020 presidential bid.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 11 May 2025
Randy Steven Kraft, left in 1983, right in June, 2007, likely California's most prolific serial killer, may have killed as many as 65 young men in Oregon, Michigan and California during a 13-year span that ended in 1983.
—CBS News, 10 May 2025
These thrilling missions mark America's first return to reusable hypersonic flight testing since that manned X-15 program ended in 1968.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 10 May 2025
In the post, the passenger recalls how what initially seemed like an irritating travel mishap ended in awe and gratitude.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
The cruise will depart from Fort Lauderdale on Jan. 6, 2027, aboard the line’s 2,000-guest Coral Princess ship, ending in Los Angeles.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
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Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
Some of his staff have been told that their jobs will end as soon as June, but the crisis will not end in June.
—Lynsey Addario, The Atlantic, 12 May 2025
Voices Plaschke: Lakers’ season ends in humiliation … and hope
May 1, 2025
Trade Austin Reaves.
Send him packing in a deal that brings the Lakers the sort of lob partner and rim protector whose absence knocked you out of the postseason.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2025
Their relationship ultimately ended in the aftermath of West’s unsuccessful 2020 presidential bid.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 11 May 2025
Randy Steven Kraft, left in 1983, right in June, 2007, likely California's most prolific serial killer, may have killed as many as 65 young men in Oregon, Michigan and California during a 13-year span that ended in 1983.
—CBS News, 10 May 2025
These thrilling missions mark America's first return to reusable hypersonic flight testing since that manned X-15 program ended in 1968.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 10 May 2025
In the post, the passenger recalls how what initially seemed like an irritating travel mishap ended in awe and gratitude.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
The cruise will depart from Fort Lauderdale on Jan. 6, 2027, aboard the line’s 2,000-guest Coral Princess ship, ending in Los Angeles.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
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“End in (something).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/end%20in%20%28something%29. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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