finisher

Example Sentences

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And when his final putt went in, he had secured a dominant victory at 21-under, five strokes ahead second-place finisher Nicolai Hojgaard.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

"He also had a number of assists in this Six Nations. His aerial work is brilliant, as is his kicking game. He is more than a finisher."

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

Jacks has repeatedly dug England from tricky situations, batting in the finisher role at number seven and filling the duties of the extra bowler behind captain Harry Brook's frontline five.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

One last-place finisher had to clean up vomit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 2025

The three finisher women, who had awaited the advent of the bundles as eagerly as the men, now calmly put on their hats.

From Yekl A tale of the New York ghetto by Cahan, Abraham