to that/this end
idiom
formal
: as a way of dealing with or doing something
We want to save the building. To this end, we have hired someone to assess its current state.
Examples of to that/this end in a Sentence
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For the bedroom, start by scooping up this metal platform bed frame that’s under $100, then look to this end table that offers plenty of space to house books, lamps, and more.
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Amy Schulman, Peoplemag, 22 Mar. 2024
All discussions to that end have been a sham, obviously so: contravening international law, settlement began virtually days after the end of the 1967 war—particularly in the Golan Heights and East Jerusalem—and has not let up since.
—Frederick Kaufman, Harper's Magazine, 26 Feb. 2024
There’s a disclaimer to that end accompanying these new cloud maps.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2024
Cam Cope, a crash reconstructionist based in Texas, testified to that end Friday.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2024
Hamas remains committed to eradicating Israel and is using hostages to this end, demanding an unrealistic ransom based on the Gilad Shalit precedent.
—WSJ, 2 Jan. 2024
There is also circumstantial evidence that in the early 1960s, Egypt flirted with the idea of developing radiological artillery shells and sought to import radioactive isotopes to that end.
—William C. Potter, Foreign Affairs, 15 Dec. 2023
In our current political climate, where appearances trump virtually all other considerations, seeming to combat bigotry is often substituted for the vital task of implementing effective policies to that end.
—Eitan Fischberger, National Review, 12 Dec. 2023
And to that end, this week, four of the remaining Republican candidates were on a debate stage in Alabama vying to defeat the one who once again failed to show, Donald Trump.
—ABC News, 10 Dec. 2023
Amy Schulman, Peoplemag, 22 Mar. 2024
All discussions to that end have been a sham, obviously so: contravening international law, settlement began virtually days after the end of the 1967 war—particularly in the Golan Heights and East Jerusalem—and has not let up since.
—Frederick Kaufman, Harper's Magazine, 26 Feb. 2024
There’s a disclaimer to that end accompanying these new cloud maps.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2024
Cam Cope, a crash reconstructionist based in Texas, testified to that end Friday.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2024
Hamas remains committed to eradicating Israel and is using hostages to this end, demanding an unrealistic ransom based on the Gilad Shalit precedent.
—WSJ, 2 Jan. 2024
There is also circumstantial evidence that in the early 1960s, Egypt flirted with the idea of developing radiological artillery shells and sought to import radioactive isotopes to that end.
—William C. Potter, Foreign Affairs, 15 Dec. 2023
In our current political climate, where appearances trump virtually all other considerations, seeming to combat bigotry is often substituted for the vital task of implementing effective policies to that end.
—Eitan Fischberger, National Review, 12 Dec. 2023
And to that end, this week, four of the remaining Republican candidates were on a debate stage in Alabama vying to defeat the one who once again failed to show, Donald Trump.
—ABC News, 10 Dec. 2023
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“To that/this end.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20that%2Fthis%20end. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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