the tail end

noun

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

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At the tail end of the game Saturday, Panthers star winger Matthew Tkachuk was given an identical five-minute major penalty for interference after a late hit on Lightning forward Jake Guentzel. Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2025 Rachel Burchfield writes about fashion, beauty, wellness & pop culture At the tail end of Tina Knowles’ sweeping, vulnerable memoir Matriarch is her biography, as is custom. Rachel Burchfield, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025 At the tail end of the Biden administration, GSA had sent out a request for information, or RFI, seeking industry input about how to improve the next iteration of SmartPay. Christopher Bing, ProPublica, 17 Apr. 2025 The case was brought at the tail end of Trump’s first administration. Julia Shapero, The Hill, 14 Apr. 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 1 May. 2025.

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