finite

Example Sentences

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Wireless spectrum—the frequencies that wireless calls and data travel over—is a finite resource that every mobile company needs.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

“We have a very finite number of certain munitions,” said Daniel Byman, the director of the Warfare, Irregular Threats and Terrorism Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

My mental real estate around food is finite.

From Salon • Feb. 18, 2026

The Department of Health said its services face extra pressure during winter and that it "has a finite capacity and severe pressures arise when hospitals are forced to operate often well beyond capacity".

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026

“The wasting of finite resources is everyone’s business.”

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer