How to Use the beginning of the end in a Sentence

the beginning of the end

noun phrase
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  • For the Jews of Hungary, this was the beginning of the end.
    — Linda Chase, Sun Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2024
  • The tragedy marked the beginning of the end of the shuttle program.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 6 Apr. 2024
  • That was the beginning of the end of the women’s alliance.
    — Lisa Kwon, Vulture, 25 Jan. 2024
  • People in their 50s will tell you this was the beginning of the end.
    — oregonlive, 26 May 2023
  • But the Betts trade was nearly the beginning of the end of his fandom.
    — Jorge Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2023
  • Is this the beginning of the end for the eight-pointed, slanted square?
    — Cassie Werber, Quartz, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Looking back on it, that third quarter was the beginning of the end for the Suns.
    — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 23 May 2023
  • And in the words of the adviser, Mikhail Opelika (ph), this could well be the beginning of the end of the war.
    — ABC News, 25 June 2023
  • So after 10 years, is this the beginning of the end for Black Lives Matter?
    — Erika D. Smith, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2023
  • But the town hall conducted in New Hampshire was the beginning of the end for Licht.
    — Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2023
  • Yet the treaty—and concurrent arms-reduction talks—marked the beginning of the end of the Cold War.
    — Sean T. Byrnes, The New Republic, 6 July 2023
  • The hearings marked the beginning of the end for the Federal Theater Project.
    — Adam Hochschild, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Oct. 2023
  • Thrawn’s arrival could signal the beginning of the end.
    — David Betancourt, Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2023
  • Because so much listening happens in the car, the Ford news seemed like the beginning of the end for the whole medium.
    — Jacob Stern, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2024
  • There are questions about whether this anniversary could be the beginning of the end.
    — Erika D. Smith, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2023
  • Today's actions are the beginning of the end of a long and arduous process.
    — CBS News, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Andrew Harrer / Bloomberg At long last, could this be the beginning of the end for rising prices?
    — Brigid Kennedy, The Week, 12 July 2023
  • The third year of high school marks the beginning of the end, the countdown months — in less than two years, your child will be graduated and gone.
    — Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2023
  • Grab the popcorn — Netflix premiered the official trailer for the beginning of the end of The Crown.
    — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 26 Oct. 2023
  • In 1849, Oak Hill was built for whites only, marking the beginning of the end for the Black cemeteries next door.
    — Elizabeth Williamson, New York Times, 27 Sep. 2023
  • An upcoming hearing set for next week might be the beginning of the end for the center, some fear.
    — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2023
  • In 2004, Smith told The Guardian that this incident was the beginning of the end of their relationship.
    — Stephanie Kaloi, Peoplemag, 26 May 2023
  • Because the French Resistance was also the beginning of the end of the colonial system.
    — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Apr. 2023
  • Or is this the beginning of the end for his political career?
    — Sophie Hills, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Mar. 2023
  • That was the beginning of the end for the Bulldogs, whose fans streamed toward the exits when Spencer drilled his clutch 3 after the ensuing timeout.
    — Chris Goff, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2024
  • This prompted several men's fashion watchers on the internet to declare the death (or at least the beginning of the end) of the tie.
    — Brianna Scott, NPR, 1 Apr. 2024
  • The suspension of the strike, together with the dwindling protest numbers, is seen by some as the beginning of the end of demonstrations against the pension bill.
    — Thomas Adamson, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2023
  • But a bad loss, following a weak showing in Iowa's caucuses last week, could spell the beginning of the end for the South Carolinian.
    — Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 23 Jan. 2024
  • National Beer Day marks the beginning of the end of Prohibition in 1933.
    — Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 6 Apr. 2024
  • Even now, the Divergent series is often referred to as the beginning of the end of YA adaptations.
    — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 25 Nov. 2023

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