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.

Examples of the end of the road in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web More to Read Is this the end of the road for Lewis Black? —

Nate Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2024 Follow along on the Food Network, where episodes drop at 8 p.m. every Sunday, to see if Central Florida’s spokes-truckers will make it to the end of the road. —

Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2024 Now that the bill has passed, TikTok has said, this is not the end of the road. —

Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2024 This week’s trailer shows more of that, with some hefty stakes and the implication that this is the end of the road for Brock and his greasy, brain-hungry friend. —

Wes Davis, The Verge, 8 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for the end of the road

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