the end of the road

noun phrase

informal

: the end (as of a condition or situation)

A loss in the primary elections will mean the end of the road for his campaign.

They reached the end of the road as a couple a long time ago.

Examples of the end of the road in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In this reading, midlife is not the end of the road but women’s acceleration phase. —

Avivah Wittenberg-Cox, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2024 But that wasn’t the end of the road for the banking hopeful. —

Jane Thier, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2024 Larry Russ, the family’s attorney, said this is not the end of the road for the brand but could not share more details. —

Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2024 The Royals are in Class 2A, where at the end of the road awaits three-time defending state champion Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna. —

Chris Hays, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the end of the road

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