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case ending

American  

noun

Grammar.
  1. a suffix on an inflected noun, pronoun, or adjective that indicates its grammatical function.


Etymology

Origin of case ending

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

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Greenpeace, which vowed to appeal, said last month it could be forced into bankruptcy because of the case, ending over 50 years of activism.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2025

He described the history of the case, ending with the ruling from the three-judge panel of the appeals court.

From New York Times • Oct. 12, 2021

“They urged Sullivan to dismiss the case, ending Flynn’s legal jeopardy. They also asked him to dismiss Flynn’s charge ‘without irrelevant or personal comment’.”

From The Guardian • May 19, 2020

Texas, Lambda Legal’s landmark case ending the criminalization of sodomy.

From Washington Post • Feb. 22, 2017

Nance recounted the facts in the case, ending with the promise Mac had made her to tell his father everything and begin anew.

From Calvary Alley by Rice, Alice Caldwell Hegan