case ending
Americannoun
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
“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
Court proceedings ended when Gillam Kerley of Wisconsin was released from a three-year prison sentence after four months, with the case ending in 1988.
From US News • May 3, 2016
For "the good gifts," he said ð=a g=odan giefa, inflecting "the" and at the same time changing the case ending of "good."
From Halleck's New English Literature by Halleck, Reuben Post
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