end to end

Idioms

In a row with the ends touching. For example, The logs were laid end to end . [Mid-1800s]
from end to end . Throughout the length of something, as in We hiked the Appalachian Trail from end to end . [First half of 1600s]

Example Sentences

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As it settled onto the sidewalk for its last gasp, I watched the fissure crawl along the glass until my poor phone was split end to end, with a spiderweb of doom on the top right corner.

From Literature

The past was this gigantic domino game, with a billion moments all stacked end to end, and if you took just one domino out, or moved it an inch to the right or left, the whole thing came crashing down.

From Literature

His large band, squeezed onto a stage scarcely longer than two kayaks laid end to end, is composed almost entirely of Haitian preachers’ kids raised in the country’s gospel tradition.

From Los Angeles Times

Nigeria international Ademola Lookman grabbed the third from close range before Sorloth nodded in a fourth as the game flowed from end to end.

From Barron's

Canada has large deposits of the critical minerals needed for EV batteries and says it wants to develop an end‑to‑end production chain, from mining to mineral processing to vehicle battery production.

From Barron's

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