tail end
noun
Examples of tail end in a Sentence
all I saw was his tail end vanishing around the door
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The Stars had rebounded from a season-worst, six-match winless skid to construct a three-game points streak, which disintegrated on Tuesday in just their second loss in eight tail ends of back-to-back sets.
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Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 14 Jan. 2026
The Madrid hierarchy was also in favour last summer of the idea of imposing more discipline and structure on the squad, especially bringing back into line the big-name individuals who, it was felt, had been allowed too much leeway during the low-key tail end of Ancelotti’s second spell last term.
—Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Minor flooding stretched across the Bay Area, and 48-hour rain totals sat as high as 5 to 6 inches in some mountainous regions as the weekend rainstorm began to reach its tail end.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 4 Jan. 2026
The film chronicles the unending, all-consuming stress that comes with caring for a child with unique medical needs, effectively as a single parent (her husband is a presence on the phone who doesn’t appear until the film’s tail end, either).
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
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Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 14 Jan. 2026
The Madrid hierarchy was also in favour last summer of the idea of imposing more discipline and structure on the squad, especially bringing back into line the big-name individuals who, it was felt, had been allowed too much leeway during the low-key tail end of Ancelotti’s second spell last term.
—Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Minor flooding stretched across the Bay Area, and 48-hour rain totals sat as high as 5 to 6 inches in some mountainous regions as the weekend rainstorm began to reach its tail end.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 4 Jan. 2026
The film chronicles the unending, all-consuming stress that comes with caring for a child with unique medical needs, effectively as a single parent (her husband is a presence on the phone who doesn’t appear until the film’s tail end, either).
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
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“Tail end.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tail%20end. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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