the alpha and omega

noun phrase

: the most important part of something

Money is the alpha and omega of his existence.

Examples of the alpha and omega in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But Broadway isn’t the alpha and omega of Yeston’s history. — Air Mail, 23 May 2026

Civic engagement is the alpha and omega of citizenship. — Ken Burns, Rolling Stone, 19 May 2026

So here are the space couples who are the alpha and omega of each other. — Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 14 Feb. 2026

In a nutshell, that is the alpha and omega of international relations related by Thucydides in his History of the Peloponnesian War. — Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 14 Aug. 2025

Start with Soto, who has been the alpha and omega of every conversation about the Mets for weeks. — Tim Britton, New York Times, 31 May 2025

To the engineer, the burning star at the heart of our solar system is the alpha and omega of our energy equation. — André Hoffmann and Peter Vanham, TIME, 10 Sep. 2024

Rhymes for the alpha and omega

• mega