Examples of the tail end in a Sentence
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The announcement fulfills one of Biden’s key campaign promises – though not until the tail end of his first term.
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Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2024
The sluggish dynamo means that the planet is at the tail end of its developmental stage, on its way to becoming a dead planet like Mars.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Apr. 2024
The pair also described working with Vince Vaughn, who made several appearances during the tail end of the series.
—Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 7 Apr. 2024
This strengthened the evidence for foraging facilitation on the tail end of the migration.
—T. Michael Anderson, Discover Magazine, 6 Apr. 2024
At the tail end of 2023, British Vogue’s shopping editor dampened her forefinger and raised it forthright into the air.
—Daniel Rodgers, Glamour, 10 Apr. 2024
Germany is likely at the tail end of a shallow recession, weighed down by hesitant consumers, weak external demand and high borrowing costs.
—Rodrigo Orihuela, Fortune Europe, 9 Apr. 2024
The best weather was expected at the tail end of the eclipse in Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine, as well as New Brunswick and Newfoundland in Canada.
—Marcia Dunn, Twin Cities, 7 Apr. 2024
Enough northern pike and chain pickerel are still spawning with each other to keep those fish lines strong; currently the fish hybridization happens at the tail end of the pike spawning season and the very beginning of the pickerel’s mating.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN, 6 Apr. 2024
Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2024
The sluggish dynamo means that the planet is at the tail end of its developmental stage, on its way to becoming a dead planet like Mars.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Apr. 2024
The pair also described working with Vince Vaughn, who made several appearances during the tail end of the series.
—Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 7 Apr. 2024
This strengthened the evidence for foraging facilitation on the tail end of the migration.
—T. Michael Anderson, Discover Magazine, 6 Apr. 2024
At the tail end of 2023, British Vogue’s shopping editor dampened her forefinger and raised it forthright into the air.
—Daniel Rodgers, Glamour, 10 Apr. 2024
Germany is likely at the tail end of a shallow recession, weighed down by hesitant consumers, weak external demand and high borrowing costs.
—Rodrigo Orihuela, Fortune Europe, 9 Apr. 2024
The best weather was expected at the tail end of the eclipse in Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine, as well as New Brunswick and Newfoundland in Canada.
—Marcia Dunn, Twin Cities, 7 Apr. 2024
Enough northern pike and chain pickerel are still spawning with each other to keep those fish lines strong; currently the fish hybridization happens at the tail end of the pike spawning season and the very beginning of the pickerel’s mating.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN, 6 Apr. 2024
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“The tail end.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20tail%20end. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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