no end
Idioms-
A large number, a great deal, as in He made no end of campaign promises . This expression sometimes is put as no end to or no end of , meaning “no limit to” or “an incalculable amount of,” as in There is no end to the junk mail we get , or There are no end of books in this house . [c. 1600]
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Immensely, exceedingly, as in This situation puzzles us no end . [c. 1900]
Example Sentences
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For now, there’s no end in sight to the market appetite for Lumentum’s products.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
The conditions have persisted year after year, with no end in sight—for him or for dozens of other military prisoners.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
AI-generated errors have afflicted customer service operations at some companies and have caused doctors and lawyers no end of grief, affecting their services to patients and clients.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
No Triple Crown, no hope of winning the Six Nations title, no end to their hideous run of defeats against Ireland - now standing at 12 and with no discernible sign of it stopping there.
From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026
What did worry him to no end was the ominous fit between Burr’s political skills and the opportunities for mischief so clearly available in a nation whose laws and institutions were still congealing.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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