tail end

noun

1
: the concluding period
the tail end of the session
2
3
: the hindmost end

Examples of tail end in a Sentence

all I saw was his tail end vanishing around the door
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Still, given he’s been available save for the team occasionally resting him on either the front or tail end of games on consecutive nights, Williams remains dumbfounded the process got reversed. Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 19 Feb. 2025 That being said, plans to build a multimillion-dollar residence or sprawling compound on the lot overlooking the Atlantic Ocean and intracoastal from its tail ends are not approved. Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 11 Feb. 2025 Then again, maybe an Emira with a stick shift and AMG turbo-four would just be too perfect of a car, in this liminal tail end of the internal-combustion era. Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024 Okami is a cult classic game from Capcom that was released on the PS2 all the way back in 2006 at the very tail end of the PS2's life. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for tail end

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of tail end was in the 14th century

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“Tail end.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tail%20end. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.

Kids Definition

tail end

noun
: the last part
the tail end of summer
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