the Rubicon

noun

: a limit or point that is reached when the results of one's actions cannot be changed

Once you've crossed the Rubicon there's no going back.

Examples of the Rubicon in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Now the Rubicon has been crossed, and the next chapter is uncertain and fraught with danger for Iran, its regime, and the broader region. —Ali Vaez, Foreign Affairs, 15 Apr. 2024

Nevertheless, the Rubicon has clearly been crossed. —Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 14 Apr. 2024

Wide-stance axles and the Rubicon's high-riding fenders come along with this change, making for a considerably tougher-looking and better-performing combination than before. —Dan Edmunds, Car and Driver, 28 June 2023

Photo : Barlow Adventures Barlow Adventures Barlow Adventures presents a series of classes throughout the picturesque deserts of the American Southwest, specifically Moab, the Rubicon Trail, Table Mesa, Glamis, and Prairie City. —Michael Van Runkle, Robb Report, 3 Apr. 2024

But experts now believe OpenAI crossed the Rubicon and there is no going back to the way things were, even if Altman’s in-house rivals, among them Ilya Sutskever, wish for nothing more. —Bychristiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 24 Nov. 2023

His album of the same name, from 2020, is full of glorious Americana, with scenes—from Key West to the Rubicon, the grassy knoll to the city of God—etched by his seasoned delivery. —Condé Nast, The New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2023

The kits are available for the Rubicon and—for the first time—the more affordable Willys model. —Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 23 Aug. 2023

First, once one prosecutor crossed the Rubicon by teeing up criminal charges against former president Donald Trump, other prosecutors would step up the pace of their Trump investigations. —Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 22 Mar. 2023