book end
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
So I had to think, how do I tell a story that doesn't have an ending, but still make the book end in a satisfying way?
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2022
It’s a fun-house portrait of egotism and a kind of book end to McKinney’s famous early character: He isn’t crushing your head, his head is crushing you.
From New York Times ● May 24, 2022
Some of the modest details in the book end up having larger consequences.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 15, 2020
Wray was confirmed this past year after the abrupt firing of Comey, and the report serves as an unflattering book end to Comey’s 3 ½-year tenure.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 14, 2018
Who was to draw great and successful authors to the book end of the house?
From The "Genius" by Dreiser, Theodore
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
