finish
Example Sentences
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If teams in the third-place standings finish level on points, the rankings are then decided by goal difference.
From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026
Even if I read at a clip, I doubt I’ll finish this summer.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026
A former star student and long-distance runner from a prominent family in Amarillo, Texas, Griffin goes into her first session with a competitor’s single-minded determination to, as she writes, “get to the finish line.”
From Salon • Jun. 25, 2026
The iShares Semiconductor exchange-traded fund, or SOXX, rallied about 2.5% off its intraday low to finish the day down just 0.1%.
From Barron's • Jun. 24, 2026
“It might be too loud to—” I don’t have to finish my sentence, because as soon as Alex closes the door, the noise from the bowlers is cut down by more than half.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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