the sun sets on something

phrase

Something comes to an end.

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Meanings

phrase
  1. idiomaticSomething comes to an end.

    As the sun set on his running career, McGough – pronounced “McGeow” in Monaghan – reinvented himself as a masseur, learning that trade first via the Celtic football team.

    2018 February 16, Frank McNally, “All-Star (and Ulster) Scot – An Irishman’s Diary about The Runner McGough”, in The Irish Times
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APA

the sun sets on something. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/the%20sun%20sets%20on%20something

MLA

“the sun sets on something.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/the%20sun%20sets%20on%20something. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “the sun sets on something,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/the%20sun%20sets%20on%20something.

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