alpha and omega

NOUN

first and last

Synonyms

WEAK

A to Z be-all and end-all beginning and end entirety totality whole

Example Sentences

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The year is barely three weeks old and already we've been gifted with what may be the alpha and omega of 2022's self-owns in Vulture's interview with Joss Whedon.

From Salon • Jan. 22, 2022

With courage, wits and help from their wild friends, the alpha and omega wolves rise to protect the queen and princess and save their forest home.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2020

Those who find superheroes the alpha and omega of comics date the end of the golden age to some time in the postwar 1940s when interest in the genre faded.

From The Guardian • Aug. 17, 2019

And there are some people on this bench that think that that is the alpha and omega of every constitutional question.

From Slate • Dec. 6, 2018

This was the alpha and omega of our existence, and went unquestioned.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela