How to Use business end in a Sentence

business end

noun
  • The blade and plate are at the business end of any meat grinder.
    — The Editors, Field & Stream, 21 Aug. 2020
  • But the group's business end wasn't structured that way.
    — Cindy Watts, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • That guy may well have met his fate on the business end of a bulldozer.
    — Domenica Bongiovanni, Indianapolis Star, 10 Mar. 2020
  • Hair that’s not taut but has clearly been on the business end of a blow-dryer.
    — Sloane Crosley, Vogue, 13 Mar. 2018
  • Just hold the business end steady and keep your movements as smooth as possible for the best trim.
    — Derek Carwood, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Aug. 2022
  • Making comics is not easy (writes a guy who has never made one), and the business end can be unkind.
    — Will Nevin, OregonLive.com, 11 Apr. 2018
  • Yet the side fell short at the business end of the season in other competitions.
    — SI.com, 12 July 2019
  • And for this the shipyards use a machine whose business end looks like the rolling ball on a deodorant bottle.
    — David E. Petzal, Field & Stream, 23 Sep. 2019
  • Thankfully, Quentin has already come face to face with the business end of his impending death.
    — Steve Trumpeter, chicagotribune.com, 20 July 2019
  • On the other hand, Liverpool are somewhat down to the bare bones of the squad in the business end of the season.
    — SI.com, 5 May 2018
  • That’s because the dots of paint Jane has applied are smaller than the head of a pin and pointed, like the pin’s business end.
    — David Pagel, latimes.com, 5 Feb. 2018
  • And bizarre things happen at the business end of World Cup qualifying.
    — Martin Rogers, USA TODAY, 8 Oct. 2017
  • Sometimes the surprise at their fingertips is even more troubling than the business end of an angry snapper.
    — Tim Evans, Indianapolis Star, 14 July 2019
  • That’s the business end of the engine where fuels combine, ignite and channel out the bottom to produce thrust.
    — Lee Roop | [email protected], al, 9 Oct. 2019
  • For business end-users, however, agentic AI is still a work in progress, with murky results.
    — Joe McKendrick, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • The business end of the draft will take place behind the Flamingo and Linq hotels on the east side of the Strip.
    — Dallas News, 25 Feb. 2020
  • Like mother, like daughter — Mel quickly introduced them to the business end of a toilet brush.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 22 July 2022
  • While the business end of Texas was getting relief in order, the citizens acted.
    — Robert Dean, ajc, 2 Sep. 2017
  • The Cardinals are on a mission after taking the business end of the worst ump show of the regional round.
    — Eric Single, SI.com, 5 June 2019
  • Custom mammoth ivory grips encase the grip frame, while an 18K solid gold bead front sight adorns the business end of the slide.
    — Chris Mudgett, Outdoor Life, 25 Jan. 2021
  • Part beard, part fanny pack, worn with the loops over the ears and the business end stowed under the chin, the look is dominating all categories.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 12 July 2021
  • Who will be on the business end of Rip Wheeler's (Cole Hauser) revenge streak?
    — Katie Bowlby, Country Living, 17 Oct. 2021
  • The heat shield faces down toward the planet when the spacecraft smacks into the atmosphere, taking the business end of the pressure and heat.
    — Sarah Scoles, Wired, 18 Feb. 2021
  • Rory seemed genuinely surprised to find himself on the business end of Joe Budden’s rage.
    — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 20 May 2021
  • The business end of the federal law that most Americans deal with is the work of bureaucrats, not the work of lawmakers.
    — Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, 23 June 2019
  • No question Wilma Barnstable will be taking orders and keeping the business end of the party on track even then.
    — Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 1 Sep. 2020
  • In a nutshell, the grant is meant to bridge the gap between basic scientific research and the business end of drug development.
    — Bradley J. Fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com, 26 Sep. 2017
  • Republicans trying to shame Democrats and woo their own found themselves on the business end of the president's Twitter feed.
    — David Rovella, Bloomberg.com, 18 Jan. 2018
  • In a prototype, the business end of the outfit was cut off halfway down the pocket, just enough to protect the careful Zoom user from discovery.
    — Miho Inada, WSJ, 23 Feb. 2021
  • But Rainbow Brite buttons, a turtleneck underneath, and a bright puffer on top remind you that this suit wants nothing to do with the business end of a greasy rag.
    — Krystin Arneson, Glamour, 3 Dec. 2019

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