bring an end to (something)
idiom
: to stop, finish, or complete (something)
Negotiations brought an end to the conflict.
Examples of bring an end to (something) in a Sentence
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Could another total eclipse on Monday bring an end to the partisan wars in America?
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Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2024
Later that year, enough states approved the 21st Amendment to bring an end to Prohibition.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 6 Apr. 2024
With Yastrzemski due back, that will likely bring an end to Luis Matos’ time on the roster.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2024
Kohl and Wright agree in their hope that equipment like Unico’s will help bring an end to companies buying or selling batteries that have not undergone testing protocols that make EV battery fires even more of a rarity.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 Mar. 2024
Several steps have been taken to bring an end to mining at the quarry, close the cement plant permanently and begin the process of reclamation and restoration.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2024
In this wide-ranging and shrewd analysis of the Chinese state, Huang predicts that the crackdown on freedom under Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s modernized version of imperial rule may bring an end to the country’s brief spurt of dynamism.
—Foreign Affairs, 17 Dec. 2023
South Korea's parliament on Tuesday passed a bill to ban the breeding and slaughter of dog meat for consumption due to animal welfare concerns, which will bring an end to the country’s centuries-old practice.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 9 Jan. 2024
Now, however, Huang predicts that the crackdown on freedom under the Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s modernized version of imperial rule may bring an end to the country’s brief spurt of dynamism.
—Yasheng Huang, Foreign Affairs, 24 Oct. 2023
Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2024
Later that year, enough states approved the 21st Amendment to bring an end to Prohibition.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 6 Apr. 2024
With Yastrzemski due back, that will likely bring an end to Luis Matos’ time on the roster.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2024
Kohl and Wright agree in their hope that equipment like Unico’s will help bring an end to companies buying or selling batteries that have not undergone testing protocols that make EV battery fires even more of a rarity.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 Mar. 2024
Several steps have been taken to bring an end to mining at the quarry, close the cement plant permanently and begin the process of reclamation and restoration.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2024
In this wide-ranging and shrewd analysis of the Chinese state, Huang predicts that the crackdown on freedom under Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s modernized version of imperial rule may bring an end to the country’s brief spurt of dynamism.
—Foreign Affairs, 17 Dec. 2023
South Korea's parliament on Tuesday passed a bill to ban the breeding and slaughter of dog meat for consumption due to animal welfare concerns, which will bring an end to the country’s centuries-old practice.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 9 Jan. 2024
Now, however, Huang predicts that the crackdown on freedom under the Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s modernized version of imperial rule may bring an end to the country’s brief spurt of dynamism.
—Yasheng Huang, Foreign Affairs, 24 Oct. 2023
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