to what end

Example Sentences

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“You wonder, to what end? Is the money worth it?”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2025

But how much time, and to what end?

From BBC • Sep. 6, 2024

"If you think they have any leverage, it is leverage to what end?" said Elise Gould, senior economist at the Economic Policy Institute, a Washington-based think tank focused on labor issues.

From Reuters • Oct. 9, 2023

That's a lot to put up with, and to what end?

From Salon • Sep. 16, 2023

Yeah, I wanted to "be like Martin," but to what end?

From "Dear Martin" by Nic Stone