the end of the line
noun phrase
informal
: the end (as of a condition or situation)
It will be the end of the line for me unless there are some changes around here.
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At others, the idle pump jacks stood silent — corroded skeletons at the end of the line, the detritus of another run through the playbook.
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Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 30 Dec. 2024
In the ensuing years, Morrowind (2002) ended up seeming like the end of the line instead of the spark that would start something new.
—Ars Technica, 27 Dec. 2024
If there had been a life ring at the end of the line, it had been lost when the boat all but overturned.
—Orval C. Johnson, Outdoor Life, 31 Oct. 2024
On the other hand, Derek Ryan looks like a player who has reached the end of the line as an NHL player.
—Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
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Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 30 Dec. 2024
In the ensuing years, Morrowind (2002) ended up seeming like the end of the line instead of the spark that would start something new.
—Ars Technica, 27 Dec. 2024
If there had been a life ring at the end of the line, it had been lost when the boat all but overturned.
—Orval C. Johnson, Outdoor Life, 31 Oct. 2024
On the other hand, Derek Ryan looks like a player who has reached the end of the line as an NHL player.
—Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the end of the line
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“The end of the line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20end%20of%20the%20line. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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