end around

American  

noun

Football.

1. a play on offense in which an end, after running into the backfield, takes a handoff and attempts to run around the opposite end of the line.

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Etymology

Origin of end around

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

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end around

Prediction markets aren’t forecasting that the DHS shutdown will end around March 27.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 20, 2026

Both series also end around a dinner table.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2026

"While puberty offers a clear start, the end of adolescence is much harder to pin down scientifically. Based purely on neural architecture, we found that adolescent-like changes in brain structure end around the early thirties."

From Science Daily ● Dec. 1, 2025

Lord Mandelson will replace Dame Karen Pierce, whose term in Washington DC is due to end around the time Trump enters the White House on Monday.

From BBC ● Jan. 17, 2025

Looping the rope’s end around the old water-butt that had been the ferret’s drum, she sprang inside, calling up to the parapet, “Haul away, Constance.”

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques