the end of the road
noun phrase
informal
: the end (as of a condition or situation)
A loss in the primary elections will mean the end of the road for his campaign.
They reached the end of the road as a couple a long time ago.
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This is the end of the road for the Friedken brothers as a pair, infernally bound in the spilled blood of the fathers.
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Andy Andersen, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
But here’s the problem: For too many companies, that’s the end of the road.
—Rupesh Dabbir, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
For Gustafson, this wasn’t the end of the road but the beginning of reinvention.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
The Warrens have reached the end of the road.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
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Andy Andersen, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
But here’s the problem: For too many companies, that’s the end of the road.
—Rupesh Dabbir, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
For Gustafson, this wasn’t the end of the road but the beginning of reinvention.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
The Warrens have reached the end of the road.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the end of the road
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“The end of the road.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20end%20of%20the%20road. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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