book end
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The Tony performance on Sunday appeared to book end a reunion that has played out over the last several months.
From New York Times ● Jun. 12, 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
Some future historian will have to grapple with the reasonable temptation to have the book end in the fall of 2014.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 7, 2014
Wherewith will this book end at last?–with a tear or with an exultation?–
From Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. II A Biography by Jean Paul
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