Definitions

finish line

NOUN

line where race ends

Synonyms

STRONGEST

finishing line

WEAK

destination goal journey's end last stop resting place stopping place tape wire

Example Sentences

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He’d done well to ignore his mounting thirst and exhaustion today, and he certainly wouldn’t succumb to them now, when they were so close to the finish line.

From Literature

The tech billionaire’s increased involvement helped carry the Paramount deal over the finish line.

From Los Angeles Times

After crossing the finish line in Edinburgh, the total climbed to £4,041,910 - a record for Radio 1's annual charity challenge.

From BBC

Getting over the finish line, however, has been complicated, with EU states unable to agree and the idea languishing for years.

From Barron's

It was those same boys, Robertson says, who often had nothing to say when she sped across the finish line in front of them.

From BBC