How to Use put an end to (something) in a Sentence

put an end to (something)

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  • Perhaps there is some clever thing to say to put an end to it?
    Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2024
  • Until then, here are some ways to put an end to nose-picking.
    Amanda Rock, Parents, 30 July 2024
  • Once again, cruising bans were cited to put an end to such events.
    Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 14 Nov. 2023
  • No next of kin was found, but that doesn't put an end to Patch's future.
    Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2023
  • Sunday’s game put an end to a tough road stretch for Sporting.
    Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 9 June 2025
  • The marathon was supposed to put an end to my bad year, but my bad year continued.
    Rachel Stevens, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
  • But the government survived long enough to put an end to the affair.
    Maurice Samuels / Made By History, TIME, 21 May 2024
  • The rise of the Nazi party put an end to their glamorous lifestyles.
    Ella Feldman, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Feb. 2023
  • Trump has promised to quickly put an end to the war in Ukraine — 24 hours, in fact.
    Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 25 Apr. 2025
  • The photo, which should have put an end to the rumors, instead fueled them.
    Christian Edwards, CNN, 30 Mar. 2024
  • From prep to after care, building a healthy scalp routine can help put an end to the age-old patting.
    India Espy-Jones, Essence, 25 Apr. 2024
  • The result seems to put an end to the rivalry between the two swimmers for now.
    Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 27 July 2024
  • All seems well as Ruby has supposedly put an end to the deaths.
    Matt Minton, Variety, 20 Dec. 2024
  • The film doesn’t put an end to decades of speculation about why Madonna wasn’t there.
    Rob Tannenbaum, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2024
  • My guess is the league office got a hold of the teams that have abused that distinction in recent days and put an end to it.
    Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025
  • Off-duty officers on scene put an end to the assault, but her child was struck in the head in the crossfire.
    Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 19 May 2024
  • If confirmed, will Prigozhin's death put an end to or just increase any threat to Putin's power?
    Harold Maass, The Week, 25 Aug. 2023
  • With the video, Kensington Palace clearly hopes to put an end to the rumors.
    Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2024
  • The results from this latest study don’t put an end to the Nanotyrannus debate.
    Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Jan. 2024
  • The foundation’s mission, said Hans Lehmann, is to put an end to teen suicides.
    Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2025
  • The European Union was created to put an end to war and has proved a peace magnet.
    Roger Cohen Laetitia Vancon, New York Times, 6 June 2024
  • In April 2022, a judge dismissed her claims and put an end to the long legal battle.
    Diana Pearl, Peoplemag, 14 Dec. 2022
  • Trump endorsed Moreno back in December, but the nod did not put an end to the race like many expected.
    Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2024
  • The settlement will put an end to Carvana's lawsuit against the state, Olson said.
    Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 11 Jan. 2023
  • Jorge Soler will put an end to that streak of futility in 2024.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2024
  • And new time restrictions will put an end to the two, 24-hour lots on Shelter Island.
    Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2023
  • Only time will tell if and when the Commanders will put an end to this back-and-forth with McLaurin.
    Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
  • Don Omar and Daddy Yankee have put an end to their years-long feud and rivalry, and have made peace.
    Griselda Flores, Billboard, 13 Dec. 2023
  • The Clone Wars were this horrendous affair and Palpatine has put an end to it.
    Jeff Spry, Space.com, 5 Feb. 2025
  • Just as the trial was about to begin, Fox settled for $787 million, but that didn’t put an end to the chaos.
    Thr Staff, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Dec. 2023

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