Examples of the tail end in a Sentence
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Released at the tail end of Reaganomics, Carpenter’s most politically forward thriller now feels like a decoder ring for ’80s-era greed, detachment, complacency and ruthlessness.
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Glenn Whipp,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026
Isaac and his wife, filmmaker Elvira Lind, arrived in Paris the day before and therefore caught just the tail end of a record heat wave across Europe.
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Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
28 June 2026
To be sure, Our Lady Peace have always been forward looking, especially at the tail end of the Nineties, when Maida’s lyrics became more cerebral.
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Garret K. Woodward,
Rolling Stone,
28 June 2026
At the tail end of the season, during the conclusion of a conversation inside a local eatery, Jeff Peterson was asked for a forecast.
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Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
26 June 2026
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Glenn Whipp,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026
Isaac and his wife, filmmaker Elvira Lind, arrived in Paris the day before and therefore caught just the tail end of a record heat wave across Europe.
—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
28 June 2026
To be sure, Our Lady Peace have always been forward looking, especially at the tail end of the Nineties, when Maida’s lyrics became more cerebral.
—
Garret K. Woodward,
Rolling Stone,
28 June 2026
At the tail end of the season, during the conclusion of a conversation inside a local eatery, Jeff Peterson was asked for a forecast.
—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
26 June 2026
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“The tail end.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20tail%20end. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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