end to end

Idioms  

1. In a row with the ends touching. For example, The logs were laid end to end . [Mid-1800s]

2. from end to end . Throughout the length of something, as in We hiked the Appalachian Trail from end to end . [First half of 1600s]

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Example Sentences

To enable AI to scale across the enterprise, processes need to be redesigned end to end, according to Krishna.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

His large band, squeezed onto a stage scarcely longer than two kayaks laid end to end, is composed almost entirely of Haitian preachers’ kids raised in the country’s gospel tradition.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

Nigeria international Ademola Lookman grabbed the third from close range before Sorloth nodded in a fourth as the game flowed from end to end.

From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026

There have been rolling blackouts from end to end of the island for months.

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2026

A hundred leagues from end to end, and seven hundred feet high.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin