come to an end

1. Conclude, terminate, as in the familiar proverb, All things come to an end , stated by Geoffrey Chaucer in Troilus and Cressida (c. 1374).

2. come to a bad end ; come to no good . Have a bad outcome or die in an unpleasant way. For example, I always suspected this venture would come to no good , or Her parents feared he would come to a bad end .

3. . Die at a young age, terminate much sooner than desired or expected. For example, The blow was fatal, causing the young boxer to meet an untimely end , or Our partnership came to an untimely end when I became too ill to work . Also see dead end .

Example Sentences

Jess Fishlock's Wales chapter is poised to come to an end following a glorious international career that has boasted 165 caps and 48 goals.

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At a Nato summit on Wednesday, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said the US and its allies would "impose costs on Russia for its continued aggression" if the war in Ukraine did not come to an end.

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“This court held that race-based affirmative action in higher education must come to an end,” Solicitor Gen. D. John Sauer wrote in his brief.

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All good things must come to an end, even a manager working his audience with the rapport of a standup comedian.

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"Everybody takes a step back and realises that this journey's come to an end."

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