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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But Michigan fans knew all too well how a thrown-together superteam could falter at the finish line.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

"It just keeps you propelling. They shout 'Come on, keep that momentum. You're nearly there', and it makes you want to see that finish line... The crowds cheer and shout your name, it's fantastic."

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

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

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

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 • Mar. 13, 2026

The toads pranced and twirled and shimmied to the finish line where, with one final croak and sidestep, Bob passed the red ribbon, victorious.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega