the beginning of the end

noun phrase

: the start of a series of events that leads to the end

The argument marked the beginning of the end of their marriage.

Examples of the beginning of the end in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Glenn Youngkin won the governor's mansion in 2021, which many point to as the beginning of the end for the Biden presidency. —Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 11 June 2025

Highland Park marked the beginning of the end for a project more than a decade in the making, with residents and officials gathering on the lawn of the Highland Park Public Library for the groundbreaking of its newest expansion. —Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2025

After growing up on one of the most popular sci-fi series of the past decade, Finn Wolfhard is bracing for the beginning of the end. —Glenn Garner, Deadline, 12 Apr. 2025

Transportation is key to independence, and when older adults lose the ability to drive that's often the beginning of the end of their autonomy, said Seth Sternberg, CEO and co-founder of Honor, an in-home care provider. —Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 7 June 2025

Rhymes for the beginning of the end

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