on end

phrase

: without a stop or letup

it rained for days on end

Examples of on end in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Trump, ranting for minutes on end about Balogun’s red card on the morning of the match, became the voice of it. — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 20 July 2026

In many southern Iranian cities, electricity has been cut, sometimes for hours on end, on summer days when temperatures can reach 130 degrees. — Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026

The body’s nervous response to that threat — the racing heart, sweaty armpits, and hair follicles on end — offered a lesson. — Rachel Nuwer, Quanta Magazine, 17 July 2026

For months on end, the kids in my class chose to spend Friday afternoons listening to a story instead of playing games or watching films. — Literary Hub, 15 July 2026

Rhymes for on end

• amend
• append
• ascend
• attend
• backend
• befriend
• boyfriend
• commend
• compend
• contend
• defend
• depend