end to end
Idioms-
In a row with the ends touching. For example, The logs were laid end to end . [Mid-1800s]
-
from end to end . Throughout the length of something, as in We hiked the Appalachian Trail from end to end . [First half of 1600s]
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
He also said Apple was focused on helping chip manufacturers reshore their supply chain end to end.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
“We’re building the world’s most integrated end to end security platform.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
My friend Joseph Lee has his painting studio on the second floor of a strip mall plaza, his half-squeezed tubes of paint line the walls from end to end.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 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
He walked from end to end of the curved row of sitting Keepers, looking each of them in the eye as he spoke.
From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner
![]()
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.