NOUN
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the final extremity (however unpleasant it may be)
he was determined to fight to the bitter end - (nautical) the inboard end of a line or cable especially the end that is wound around a bitt
How To Use bitter end In A Sentence
- The author's intention is to keep everyone guessing until the bitter end.
- The guerrillas would fight to the bitter end, he said, in order to achieve their main goal.
- The process that followed was thoroughly unpleasant and nothing but heartbreaking to the bitter end. Christianity Today
- They were prepared to fight to the bitter end for their rights.
- Do I intend to campaign to the bitter end?
- They have years of experience all built around the idea of emotionless, concentrated problem-solving right to the bitter end. Rambles at starchamber.com » Blog Archive » Hidden dialogue and “Touching the Void”
- The question is whether he will fight to the bitter end to clear his name or cop a plea to try to limit his time in prison.
- Think outside the box and follow things through to the bitter end. Times, Sunday Times
- Particularly notable is the open announcement that s/he would "gaslight" my predecessor to the bitter end, and explicitly telling untentured faculty that if s/he did not do EXACTLY as the bully said, said untenured faculty member would not be receiving tenure. Wired Campus
- Both players found the heat unbearable but nevertheless played to the bitter end.
