the tail end

noun

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

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The movie adaptation, which came out at the tail end of last year, has ignited a full-on Elphaba and Glinda craze that shows no signs of abating. Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Nov. 2025 Riding the momentum built at the tail end of Set 2, Stewartville jumped out to a 9-2 lead. Andrew Cornelius, Twin Cities, 5 Nov. 2025 The first of the films is Blue Moon, a sweet-and-sour portrait of the lyricist Lorenz Hart (played by Ethan Hawke) melting down at a bar near the tail end of his Broadway career. David Sims, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2025 Matthew Judon, at the tail end of his career, and special teams player Cameron Goode are the only other outside linebackers on the roster. Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 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 17 Nov. 2025.

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