at the end of the rope

Example Sentences

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Rappelling off the end of a rope is a distressingly common and often deadly mistake — one that can be prevented by tying a stopper knot at the end of the rope.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 2, 2025

“We are at the end of the rope, distance wise, but we are trying to organize,” Erdinc said.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 7, 2023

For the last of the lobstermen, the difference lies — or more likely, does not lie — in the pot at the end of the rope they drag up from the water.

From New York Times • Aug. 8, 2011

We're at the end of the rope here.

From Time Magazine Archive

One of the policemen then placed himself in a bowline knot at the end of the rope; and was gently lowered down into the shaft—several men standing by at the windlass.

From Lost Lenore The Adventures of a Rolling Stone by Beach, Charles A.