end of the line
Example Sentences
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Several of the candidates mired near the bottom of polls — Antonio Villaraigosa, Xavier Becerra, Betty Yee — are probably looking at the end of the line if they lose this race.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
If this is the end of the line for Kershaw, however, he is going out on his own terms.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 28, 2025
But some are asking whether he has now reached the the end of the line.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 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
She’d reached the end of the line for Mr. Griswold’s game.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
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