the tail end

noun

: the last part of something
She is at the tail end of her career.

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Both Cutforth and Martinez are Treasure Valley products who arrived at Boise State as walk-ons; Cutforth earned a scholarship at the tail end of last season. Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 14 Dec. 2025 After more than two decades at 20th Television, MacFarlane moved to UCP at the end of 2019 — which marked the tail end of the pre-pandemic, pre-strike and pre-industry contraction overall deal bubble — with a nine-figure overall deal. Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2025 Lucky for me, the tail end of the 20th century was a good time to be a screenwriter writing a silly, funny, teenage-demographic skewing movie. Phil Stark, HollywoodReporter, 4 Dec. 2025 Eldridge, in particular, is not a guarantee for the Opening Day roster after playing just 10 games with the Giants at the tail end of their season. Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the tail end

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“The tail end.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20tail%20end. Accessed 21 Dec. 2025.

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