bitter end
Example Sentences
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His father was killed at the bitter end of the war, fighting for Marshal Tito, the leader who managed to knit together the multi-ethnic state of Yugoslavia and suppress simmering enmities.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
At the bitter end of a brutal January, Kennedy Smith put her head down, determined to get to the hoop.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2026
He plans to use his device until the bitter end and isn’t sure what he’ll do when his current devices stop working.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2025
Thanks to Gi-hun’s knack for hanging on to the bitter end, we never have to find out what Myung-gi would have done.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2025
Think: we were there nine years, and we tried everything, all stratagems against them, up to the bitter end that Zeus begrudged us.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
