the tail end

noun

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

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Church’s band and singers truly stole the show Toward the tail end of the show, members of Church’s on-stage crew began to dip off by the group. Kansas City Star, 21 Feb. 2026 The film, headed to theaters today via Lionsgate, is a dramatic horror tale set during the War of the Roses, at the tail end of the Dark Ages. William Earl, Variety, 21 Feb. 2026 By Wednesday morning, the tail end of that system still was creating isolated showers in the interior of the region. Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2026 The mood today was more tenuous, the industry crowd mulling in the lobby with cocktails, discussing the tail end of awards season and the controversy coming out of the Berlin Film Festival concerning politically cautious juror statements. Film Editor, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2026 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 25 Feb. 2026.

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