untimely end

Frequency: 7.01.5 per million words

refers to the premature conclusion of a life or a significant process

untimelyADJECTIVE + NOUN

Categories:

end

Examples (10)

  • The talented musician met an untimely end at the height of his career.
  • Her political ambitions came to an untimely end after the scandal broke.
  • A sudden mechanical failure brought the space mission to an untimely end.
  • Many young soldiers met an untimely end on the battlefields of the Great War.
  • The project met an untimely end due to a complete lack of funding.
  • The beautiful historic building met an untimely end in a devastating fire.
  • We were all shocked when his promising sports career met an untimely end.
  • The treaty met an untimely end when negotiations suddenly collapsed.
  • The rare species met an untimely end as its habitat was destroyed.
  • The king's reign met an untimely end through a secret assassination plot.