How to Use tail end in a Sentence

tail end

noun
  • The stocks are very cyclical and could be the tail end of a peak.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 26 Apr. 2021
  • At the tail end of last year, both were left on the cutting room floor.
    — Kelsey Butler, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Dec. 2022
  • If desired, trim off the tapered tail ends, too.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Nov. 2025
  • Hops come out on the finish followed by a hint of toast on the tail end.
    — Marc Bona, cleveland, 6 June 2021
  • The goal in noodling is to make first contact with the turtle's tail end.
    — Tim Evans, Indianapolis Star, 14 July 2019
  • Lowe watched as a beam bounced off the tail end of the rusty-red stake truck with no gate on the rear.
    — Darcie Moran, Detroit Free Press, 12 Feb. 2020
  • The nose is sweet and grainy, with a hint of hot honey at the tail end of your first whiff.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 18 June 2021
  • Cedar and slightly spicy with tart cherry on the tail end of the finish.
    — cleveland.com, 5 Nov. 2017
  • At the tail end of his gaggle, this reporter called out to Kennedy.
    — Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 5 Sep. 2019
  • This heat wave is a late one, landing at the tail end of the monsoon season.
    — Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2022
  • At the tail end of his trip, a teenage singer, Price, pitched him on a demo session.
    — Randall Robertsstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2022
  • The tail end of the weekend is expected to have a 50% chance of rain.
    — Joe Mario Pedersen, Orlando Sentinel, 13 July 2022
  • Brooke took the pregnancy test at 11 o’clock on a hot night at the tail end of the summer.
    — Caroline Kitchener, Washington Post, 20 June 2022
  • The blaze broke out at the tail end of a year of devastating wildfires in the West.
    — Washington Post, 1 Jan. 2022
  • The Ritz opened to great fanfare in 1927 at the tail end of the silent movie era.
    — Tony Cook, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Mar. 2022
  • That’s the highest since early March and the tail end of the massive omicron surge.
    — Ramsey Archibald | [email protected], al, 21 May 2022
  • Doc Rivers coached Lue briefly toward the tail end of Lue's playing days.
    — Christian Clark | Staff Writer, NOLA.com, 1 Sep. 2020
  • The very tail end of the $10 normal Fortnite battle pass will get you a car as well.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Kelce left the game late in the second quarter due to the hit, which came on the tail end of a 12-yard catch-and-run.
    — Terez A. Paylor, kansascity, 12 Jan. 2018
  • The acro was one of the largest theropods, measuring around 12 feet tall and 38 feet long from nose to tail end.
    — René A. Guzman, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Feb. 2021
  • With the All-Star break, a few different guys on the tail end of their rehab, ready to come back.
    — Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 6 July 2021
  • The spike of cases came on the tail end of Truckee High School’s spring break.
    — Michael Williams, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 May 2021
  • Here are a few of the movies scheduled for release from the tail end of summer through the end of 2021.
    — Kathleen Christiansen, orlandosentinel.com, 2 Sep. 2021
  • And Clem Ritter, it is revealed at the tail end of the telling, was part of the family.
    — David Holahan, USA TODAY, 23 Apr. 2018
  • When the conflict began, the WHO said Gaza was on the tail end of a third wave.
    — Raja Abdulrahim, WSJ, 18 May 2021
  • But then, on the tail end of a 19-yard run at the start of the second quarter, the ball was torn from Carter’s grasp.
    — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 28 Aug. 2022
  • The surprise move comes at the tail end of a week to remember in the IPO market.
    — Maureen Farrell, WSJ, 12 Dec. 2020
  • The jet’s tail end was lifted onto a large dolly, which was then towed via long tethers by two vehicles driving side by side.
    — ABC News, 25 Mar. 2026
  • The Sunrise was on the tail end of a five-day, round-trip cruise in the Western Caribbean.
    — Elainie Barraza, Orlando Sentinel, 17 Sep. 2022
  • Young copperheads can also have yellow or yellowish-green tail ends, which all-aged copperheads vibrate when alarmed.
    — Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 10 June 2026

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