tail end

noun

Synonyms of tail end next

: the concluding period

the tail end of the session

: buttocks, rump

: the hindmost end

Examples of tail end in a Sentence

all I saw was his tail end vanishing around the door

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Kelce would need to leave by 3 p.m. CT and have everything go perfect to make the very tail end of the red carpet before the show starts. —

Bryan West, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2024 Researching the small intestine – and not only the gut’s tail end – might just be microbiome medicine’s most pioneering upstream start. —

Christopher Damman, The Conversation, 14 June 2024 This forward momentum also gave rise to Lollapalooza, the first American touring festival of its kind, and, at the very tail end of the decade, the maiden edition of Coachella in Palm Springs, which became the gold standard of festivals by the early 2000s. —

Spin Staff, SPIN, 3 Sep. 2024 Video and photos shared online also show the aircraft partly perched on the exit, with its tail end extending onto the roadway and one wing broken. —

Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 20 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for tail end