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

Dangling far down at the end of the rope, Rob at first grew faint and dizzy.

From The Young Alaskans by Hough, Emerson