the tail end

noun

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

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Lucky for me, the tail end of the 20th century was a good time to be a screenwriter writing a silly, funny, teenage-demographic skewing movie. Phil Stark, HollywoodReporter, 4 Dec. 2025 Eldridge, in particular, is not a guarantee for the Opening Day roster after playing just 10 games with the Giants at the tail end of their season. Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2025 But the tail end of this diplomacy is occurring mostly in silence, with little reason for Zelensky to rejoice. Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 3 Dec. 2025 The hair trend, which gained popularity toward the tail end of 2024 thanks to Julianne Hough and Demi Lovato, has influenced a proliferation of A-listers to shed their long layers for the blunt, above-the-shoulders cut in the last few months alone. Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 26 Nov. 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 14 Dec. 2025.

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