at the end of the day

idiom

informal
: in the end
It was a difficult decision, but at the end of the day, we knew we made the right choice.

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So at the end of the day, the biggest challenge for us is to figure out whether a contestant is really genuine. Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2025 But at the end of the day, less judgment and more acceptance would do us all so much good. Julie Jordan, People.com, 26 Feb. 2025 While ETFs can be traded throughout the day, mutual funds, as an amalgamation of different products, must be traded at the end of the day. Victor Rosario, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025 Christians made this mess, and Christians have to fix it at the end of the day. Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for at the end of the day

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“At the end of the day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20the%20end%20of%20the%20day. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

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