bookend

American  

[book-end] / ˈbʊkˌɛnd /

noun

1. a support placed at the end of a row of books to hold them upright, usually used in pairs.

2. one of two things occurring or located at either end of something else.

   two events that served as bookends to my career.

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verb (used with object)

1. to occur or be located at the beginning and end of.

   His term in office was bookended by crises.

Etymology

Origin of bookend

First recorded in 1905–10; book + end ¹

Example Sentences

The video, which bookends the documentary, shows Combs arguing on the phone with his legal team and looking for ways to fix his reputation with the public and potential jurors.

From The Wall Street Journal

A neat bookend to another traumatic 12 months in Welsh rugby's soap opera.

From BBC

The European Cup record holders then added a further two titles in 2022 - again beating Liverpool in the final - and 2024 to bookend a power period by the heavyweights of La Liga.

From BBC

The photographs that bookend “Here to There,” respectively titled “Decision Time” and “Decision Made,” were snapped through Mr. Winter’s windshield mere moments apart.

From The Wall Street Journal

I don’t think Ma could have spent five minutes in this place without running to her car and gifting it some good, high-quality bookends.

From Literature