end to end

Idioms  

1. In a row with the ends touching. For example, The logs were laid end to end . [Mid-1800s]

2. from end to end . Throughout the length of something, as in We hiked the Appalachian Trail from end to end . [First half of 1600s]

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Example Sentences

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 • Feb. 25, 2026

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 • Feb. 21, 2026

There have been rolling blackouts from end to end of the island for months.

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2026

While Signal is encrypted from end to end, all you have to do is take screenshots of the conversations to bypass the encryption protocols.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2025

It was probably as long as three fishermen stacked end to end, though it twisted as it was raised above the crowd, tied in three places.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen