end of the line
Example Sentences
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When it finally picked up, I was briefly horrified by what sounded like screaming on the other end of the line.
From Slate • Jun. 20, 2026
Telegraphy was nearly instantaneous, but it required skilled operators at each end of the line to encode and decode the message, effectively slowing transmission.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026
The MetroCard, a scuffed yellow rectangle that lived in wallets, coat pockets and the bottoms of tote bags for more than three decades, is officially reaching the end of the line.
From Salon • Dec. 28, 2025
When asked who she was talking to on the other end of the line she said it was “the head of customs.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 7, 2025
“Yes sir,” Ben said at the end of the line.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
