end-all

Example Sentences

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It’s what Panko called an “optimization technique,” not the be-all and end-all of a retirement plan.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

But California would not prove to be the be-all and end-all for the rapper, who chose to lay down more permanent roots in Utah, just outside of Salt Lake City.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 18, 2026

One woman told the tribunal that Gilbert had been the "golden boy" of his department, and that he was the "be-all and end-all for transplants in Oxford".

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

“This is not the end-all, be-all; you still need that enforcement side, the education and the engineering,” said Jennifer Seeto, captain of the sheriff’s Malibu/Lost Hills station.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 20, 2024

The realization baffled me, since that had been primary on our minds when we left—the be-all and end-all of our journey, the reason for leaving Mamá’s side.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall