end of the line
Example Sentences
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“You’d like to terminate a pregnancy?” the person on the other end of the line confirmed.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026
When asked who she was talking to on the other end of the line she said it was “the head of customs.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 7, 2025
It is a route which has operated for more than 100 years, but for the UK's longest direct train service linking Aberdeen and Penzance it is finally the end of the line.
From BBC • May 16, 2025
And while the website will continue, it is the end of the line for a very distinctive bit of British culture.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2025
It’s the end of the line for us.
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.