come to an end

idiom

: to reach an end
The work has finally come to an end.
After three weeks the strike finally came to an end.
Summer always seems to come to an end much too quickly.
The curtain fell as the play came to an end.

Examples of come to an end in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web But all good things must come to an end; in this case, some bosses are just about fed up with entertaining the expanse of options employees want. Jane Thier, Fortune, 16 June 2023 The whirlwind — and still unconfirmed — romance between Taylor Swift and Matty Healy has come to an end, according to multiple reports. Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 5 June 2023 But now, some of that fun has come to an end, as the voice of Jackson will soon stop working on customers’ devices. Emma Roth, The Verge, 30 May 2023 So many of my friends, their seasons have come to an end in very sad ways. Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 25 May 2023 See all Example Sentences for come to an end 

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“Come to an end.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20to%20an%20end. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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