How to Use the end of the line in a Sentence

the end of the line

noun phrase
  • The driver told me to go to the end of the line, then take the light-rail.
    Andrew Leland, The New Yorker, 8 July 2023
  • But that might not be the end of the line for Sam Nelson.
    Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 2 Aug. 2023
  • This might be the end of the line for the TV show, but the books live on, as do the friendships made.
    K.j. Yossman, Variety, 12 May 2023
  • Maybe that will be the end of the line for Betts’ shortstop career.
    Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2023
  • Repeat this pattern until the balloon gets all the way to the end of the line.
    Catherine Holecko, Parents, 30 July 2024
  • Will there be more Darby Hart cases or is this the end of the line for her?
    Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2023
  • Then, at the end of the line, she was met by Chase Brown, also a teacher at the school and Kaitlin’s boyfriend.
    Seth Carnell, USA TODAY, 8 May 2023
  • This is the end of the line for C. Milton Wright boys basketball.
    Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 14 Mar. 2024
  • At the end of the line at Downtown Largo, the operator walked to a break room.
    Justin George, Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2023
  • All that’s missing are the rowdy A’s fans and people dozing ’til the end of the line.
    Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 2 Jan. 2024
  • And then there’s that comma, dangling like an untied shoelace off the end of the line.
    Susan Tallman, The New York Review of Books, 2 Nov. 2023
  • At the end of the line was the bonfire and his friends and family waiting to cheer his good deeds.
    Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 16 Nov. 2023
  • However, exposure to frost is the end of the line for a coleus.
    Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 July 2024
  • At the end of the line is Fuzai – strapped to the back of an officer, paws dangling, like a fuzzy backpack.
    Jessie Yeung, CNN, 29 Mar. 2024
  • Is this the end of the line for exploring the Lucayans’ history in the Bahamas?
    Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Jan. 2024
  • The business was good enough to outlast the Wethersfield locations of the Chip’s and Denny’s chains, but now appears to be at the end of the line.
    Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2024
  • Those attending after their appointment will go to the end of the line.
    Doug Thompson, arkansasonline.com, 29 Feb. 2024
  • The primary use for a snell knot is securing a single hook to the end of the line for casting live or cut bait.
    Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 15 May 2024
  • The typical rig consists of a casting sinker at the end of the line with two or three dropper hooks spaced 6 to 10 inches apart above the weight.
    Bill Heavey, Field & Stream, 3 May 2023
  • When the city heats up, many New Yorkers start to contemplate taking the subway to the end of the line, dreaming of the fresh ocean breeze and the frozen treats sold along the boardwalk.
    Françoise Mouly, The New Yorker, 1 July 2024
  • Ending that streak in the first round might mean the end of the line — or at least close to it — in Denver for Garett Bolles, the last tackle the Broncos actually picked in the draft.
    Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 30 Jan. 2024
  • There are a variety of sinking lines, including full-sinking and sink-tip lines in which only the end of the line sinks.
    Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
  • When their trucks needed repairs, they were placed at the end of the line, which cut into their work hours and ultimately their pay.
    Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Aston has made a point of saying there won't be another V12 Vantage and that the last generation's take on it was the end of the line.
    Alex Goy, Ars Technica, 12 May 2024
  • Even at its current scale, the time the Gruenwald's put in each week, coupled with the challenges of hiring and keeping employees, means the end of the line is in sight.
    Karl Ebert, Journal Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2024
  • The Santa Monica Mountains are probably not the end of the line for the pest; just a devastating pit stop.
    Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2024
  • Jones, who landed at Arkansas State after getting fired from Tennessee, might be at the end of the line as a head coach.
    Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 3 Sep. 2023
  • By the end of the line, many who remained on board were noticeably older — nodding off, gazing out the window, stretching their shoulders.
    Victoria Kim Chang W. Lee, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2023
  • That’s what Swift announced on social media, even noting the opening time for that merch — 12:30 p.m. ET — ensuring that thousands of fans will start showing up for the shows and seeking out the end of the line in the a.m.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 25 May 2023
  • This is the end of the line for the 37-year-old’s illustrious track career after announcing earlier this year that Paris would be her fifth and final Olympic games.
    Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 3 Aug. 2024

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