During swim practice, the instructors posted lifeguards at the pool's deep ends to watch over inexperienced swimmers.

I saved room for the burnt ends because they're the richest, most flavorful pieces of meat cut from the point half of a smoked brisket.

When debating wartime strategies, she invoked the proverb the ends justify the means to defend harsh decisions.

After losing his second job, Tom had to work overtime every week just to make ends meet.

With her smartphone, detailed maps were always at one's fingers' ends, guiding her through unfamiliar streets.

I would go to the ends of the earth to help my sister when she's in trouble.

After the factory shut down and the savings ran out, being on one's beam ends made every day a struggle.

After losing her second job, she is making ends meet by selling handmade crafts online.

Despite our careful planning, all ends up falling apart.

Conservationists worry that isolated populations can become genetic dead ends if inbreeding reduces their variability.