the tail end

noun

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

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Tuck the tail end of the second roast underneath by 3 to 5 inches to create more even shape. Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 19 Dec. 2025 After years of showing outside the fashion calendar, Simon Porte Jacquemus is presenting his co-ed collection Le Palmier at the tail end of Paris Fashion Week Men’s for the third season in a row, a time slot that seems to suit the designer and feels like a perfect transition into couture. Laure Guilbault, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2025 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 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 28 Dec. 2025.

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