Examples of finalist in a Sentence
They interviewed all of the finalists before making a decision.
a finalist in the tennis tournament
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Lauren Harwell Godfrey, who was a 2022 CVFF finalist.
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Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 22 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, Danny Ocean, Netón Vega and Óscar Maydon are all finalists at the 2025 Billboard Latin Music Awards, scoring multiple entries throughout a number of categories.
—Griselda Flores, Billboard, 22 Sep. 2025
All four finalists have won before but Vegas (2022 and ‘23) recently.
—Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2025
Nine finalists — three for each award category — will be announced at the Los Angeles auto show in November.
—Mark Phelan, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
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Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 22 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, Danny Ocean, Netón Vega and Óscar Maydon are all finalists at the 2025 Billboard Latin Music Awards, scoring multiple entries throughout a number of categories.
—Griselda Flores, Billboard, 22 Sep. 2025
All four finalists have won before but Vegas (2022 and ‘23) recently.
—Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2025
Nine finalists — three for each award category — will be announced at the Los Angeles auto show in November.
—Mark Phelan, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
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“Finalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/finalist. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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finalist
noun
fi·nal·ist
ˈfīn-ᵊl-əst 
: a contestant in the finals of a competition
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