Idiom
the sun sets on something
Meaning
Something comes to an end.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The sun sets on our summer vacation today.”
“After twenty years of service, the sun sets on his career as he retires this afternoon.”
“As the old political order crumbled, it became clear that the sun sets on an era of stability and prosperity for the nation.”
Examples
simple
“The sun sets on our summer vacation today.”
contextual
“After twenty years of service, the sun sets on his career as he retires this afternoon.”
complex
“As the old political order crumbled, it became clear that the sun sets on an era of stability and prosperity for the nation.”
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