in the end

Idioms  

1. Eventually, ultimately, as in All will turn out well in the end. [Mid-1500s]

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Example Sentences

That proved too complicated so in the end all households got the £600 payment.

From BBC

"His father always told him that, to become a professional, he would have to give up a lot of things. His childhood, in the end, took place on the pitch," said Serginho.

From BBC

All they can do is pray that everything works out in the end, she adds.

From BBC

"This was a family who did everything in their power to protect their child yet in the end – without even knowing who lives in the house across from them – they lost her," he said.

From BBC

But in the end that proved to be a hollow dream.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• finally
• in the course of time
• one day
• someday
• sooner or later
• ultimately