finisher
Example Sentences
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Undoubtedly a prolific finisher, Rooney is the third-highest Premier League goalscorer and Manchester United's leading all-time scorer.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 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
As a result, Senegal have a far kinder path in the knockout phase and will remain in Tangier for a last-16 tie on Saturday against the third-place finisher in Group E.
From Barron's • Dec. 30, 2025
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