the beginning of the end
noun phrase
: the start of a series of events that leads to the end
The argument marked the beginning of the end of their marriage.
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Her child looks up at the aeroplane in the sky, flying through dusk, through twilight, flying through the beginning of the end of the day.
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Deborah Levy, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Before the play’s final weekend, Heard also marked the beginning of the end of the play's debut run with a backstage selfie.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 4 Aug. 2025
That moment marked the beginning of the end for Cuomo’s governorship.
—Bill Hammond, New York Daily News, 22 June 2025
The announcement marks the beginning of the end of support for the legacy systems based on Intel’s chips, which Apple first shipped about 20 years ago.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 10 June 2025
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Deborah Levy, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Before the play’s final weekend, Heard also marked the beginning of the end of the play's debut run with a backstage selfie.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 4 Aug. 2025
That moment marked the beginning of the end for Cuomo’s governorship.
—Bill Hammond, New York Daily News, 22 June 2025
The announcement marks the beginning of the end of support for the legacy systems based on Intel’s chips, which Apple first shipped about 20 years ago.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 10 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for the beginning of the end
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“The beginning of the end.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20beginning%20of%20the%20end. Accessed 31 Aug. 2025.
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