end of the line

Example Sentences

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“Travelers usually are at the end of the line to see any money,” said Katy Nastro, a spokesperson with Going, a travel-deals company.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

A man on the other end of the line replies.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 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

When he got to the end of the line, at about 8:45 a.m., he noticed a handful of smoky areas in heavier brush, and a hand line that wasn’t cut properly.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

And then I saw Rose’s big head at the end of the line.

From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore