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The census was conducted at the tail end of the January winter storm, which had activated Connecticut’s severe cold weather protocol.—Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 20 June 2026 The AirPods are part of a broader push into AI devices, with Apple planning to release its first smart glasses as early as the tail end of next year.—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 16 June 2026 The northwest Indiana town was one of several communities outside Chicago hit by tornadoes Thursday night, which came at the tail end of a two-day bout of severe weather that swept through the Midwest.—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2026 Kids my age — the tail end of the Baby Boom, or the vanguard of Generation X — grew up skeptical of the government.—ABC News, 13 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for the tail end