no end
Idioms-
A large number, a great deal, as in He made no end of campaign promises . This expression sometimes is put as no end to or no end of , meaning “no limit to” or “an incalculable amount of,” as in There is no end to the junk mail we get , or There are no end of books in this house . [c. 1600]
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Immensely, exceedingly, as in This situation puzzles us no end . [c. 1900]
Example Sentences
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“Surely it all depends on how the situation develops. My biggest fear would be that there is no end to this war.”
“The idea that we’re going to be in a Middle Eastern war for years with no end in sight—there is no chance that will happen,” he told the Washington Post in an interview.
“This grandfather clock will tick-tock away, but to no end, to no purpose.”
From Literature
This time could be different, of course, given the huge amounts of investment being poured into AI, with no end in sight.
There has been no end to the uncertainty facing health insurers lately.
From Barron's
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