end in (something)

phrasal verb

: to have (something) at the end
The word ends in a suffix.
The knife ends in a sharp point.
Their marriage ended in divorce.
The race ended in a tie.

Examples of end in (something) in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The planned rail line actually ends in Rancho Cucamonga, in San Bernardino County, about 40 miles east of Los Angeles. Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2024 Six months later, the couple’s union ended in an annulment. Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Mar. 2024 His surprise appearance at a guys’ night with Tom Schwartz, Tom Sandoval, Brock Davies, and James Kennedy ended in a tumultuous confrontation with Sandoval, addressing his cheating scandal that took the world by storm last year. Krystie Lee Yandoli, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2024 Fiery congressional hearings on the subject ended in two Ivy League presidents resigning from their posts. Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2024 The hyperinflation had ended in 1923, and the period right afterward, in the mid-twenties, was, in Germany as elsewhere, golden. Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2024 Winfrey said that her brother inspired The Oprah Winfrey Show, which aired its first episode on Sep. 8, 1986 and ended in May 2011. Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 15 Mar. 2024 In comparison, the office declined to prosecute 56 percent of arrests in D.C. Superior Court in the fiscal year ending in September 2023, and 67 percent, or two-thirds, of cases in fiscal 2022. Emily Davies, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024 The original lawsuit, filed in April 2019 by a group of Missouri home sellers, ended in a verdict of $1.8 billion in October. Debra Kamin, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2024

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“End in (something).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/end%20in%20%28something%29. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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