finish
Example Sentences
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"Wilder is going to be coming on strong early, but I expect Derek to weather the storm, stalk his man down and finish it in big style in the 12th round."
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
Given the points system used to determine starters in the Kentucky Derby, Intrepido almost certainly needs to finish first or second Saturday at Santa Anita.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026
"We can see the finish line," Rubio told Fox News on Tuesday, the day before Trump's White House speech on Iran.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
For many of the tracks on “Halo,” Day would start off with a producing collaborator and finish on her own: “They’ll usually send me home with the Ableton file, then I get to freak it.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
Every afternoon I’d come home, finish my homework, eat dinner, wash dishes, then sit in the big chair and do nothing.
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.