Collocations for ending - noun

happy
sad, tragic, unhappy
bad, good
dramatic
fairy-tale
The crowd cheered on the unknown Tunisian, hoping for a fairy-tale ending to the race.

perfect
The meal was the perfect ending to a great weekend.

abrupt
I was surprised by the abrupt ending to the conversation.

original
alternate (AmE), alternative, different

have
The book has a sad ending.

ruin, spoil
I don't want to ruin the ending for you.

write
change, rewrite

ending to
This is a happy ending to a rather sad story.