tag end
Americannoun
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the last or final part of something.
They came in at the tag end of the performance.
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a random scrap, fragment, or remnant.
noun
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the last part of something
the tag end of the day
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a loose end of cloth, thread, etc
Etymology
Origin of tag end
First recorded in 1810–20
Example Sentences
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This unspecific formula amounts to one certainty: soldiers who have not yet been in combat will be on the tag end of the parade home.
From Time Magazine Archive
At the tag end of some newspaper stories?
From Time Magazine Archive
A Communist radio announcer de scribes the tag end of a May Day parade: "We can already hear the noise of stamping and shuffling," he says with enthusiasm.
From Time Magazine Archive
An ironic short story might be apt for the rookie whose only appearance in a big league box score comes at the tag end of a lost season.
From Time Magazine Archive
At the very tag end of the parade came Mr. Cogswell’s delivery wagon, its sides adorned with hand-painted signs proclaiming “National War Savings Day Parade.”
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
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