to what end

Example Sentences

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"If you think they have any leverage, it is leverage to what end?" said Elise Gould, senior economist at the Economic Policy Institute, a Washington-based think tank focused on labor issues.

From Reuters • Oct. 9, 2023

That's a lot to put up with, and to what end?

From Salon • Sep. 16, 2023

Others maintain the spheres were intentionally designed—though it’s unclear to what end.

From Science Magazine • Sep. 5, 2023

There are different methods being pursued, we need to monitor their impact - how can we get better reporting on which are working and to what end?

From BBC • Aug. 29, 2023

There are academics, of course, who study what we already know, but to what end?

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman