How to Use finished in a Sentence

finished

adjective

• We were pleased with the finished product.
• She says she's finished with that guy.
• He started his homework two hours ago and he still isn't finished.
• The job is finally finished.
• I'll wait here until you're finished.
• This scandal means that his career is finished.
• We're finished! I never want to see you again!
• Top the finished dish with a drizzle of lemon juice, maple syrup, and olive oil.
  — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Feb. 2024
• The box of a puzzle has a picture with the finished product on the cover.
  — Matt Cohen | [e-mail], al, 2 Sep. 2023
• Just throw it all in the slow-cooker, and come back 4 to 6 hours later to a finished dish.
  — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 28 Oct. 2023
• For gaming and a movie night, head down to the 2,775-square-foot finished basement.
  — Erin Hayes Burt, Dallas News, 5 May 2023
• The wait for finished alterations: 4-6 weeks and worth it.
  — Jane Herman, Vogue, 5 Feb. 2024
• And the family is pleased with the finished design, too.
  — Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 27 Dec. 2023
• After heating the oil, it must be cooled to get the finished product.
  — Matt Egan, CNN, 4 Aug. 2023
• But more than a year had passed, and the friend still hadn’t heard a note of any finished music in return.
  — Jon Mooallem, New York Times, 3 Dec. 2023
• The owners love the finished design so far, but that doesn’t mean their work with Jenn is done.
  — Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 7 June 2023
• The fund aims to support five foreign film projects of finished script each year.
  — Patrick Frater, Variety, 20 Feb. 2024
• Regardless of hair type, the finished look with the Airstrait is a softer take on straight hair.
  — Margaux Anbouba, ELLE, 12 May 2023
• This step will confirm the size of the loop created by the finished knot, so take note of the size of the main loop being formed.
  — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 4 Oct. 2023
• The chemistry of baking can be quite precise and that extends to the finished dough.
  — Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2024
• Dillon first pitched the finished song to George Strait — who declined.
  — David Browne, Rolling Stone, 2 Feb. 2024
• To add sheen to the finished shaving cream Easter eggs, rub them with a bit of vegetable oil.
  — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Mar. 2024
• But getting to the finished product was an act of the very kind of self-love and bravery that weaves its way throughout the record.
  — Madison Feller, ELLE, 4 Aug. 2023
• There’s no need to be worried about the finished counter tops already installed in your home.
  — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2023
• Flood waters swept up finished glassware from a storage room and sent it across the mill to the control room.
  — Jeremy C. Fox, BostonGlobe.com, 12 July 2023
• Top the finished corn with one of our recipes for seasoned compound butter.
  — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 June 2023
• Of course, the finished shape is bubble-like also, with ends that curve under the chin for a more rounded look.
  — Elle Turner, Glamour, 26 Dec. 2023
• Just keep in mind that the color can vary slightly from the finished sectional.
  — Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Oct. 2023
• By season 2, the songs of 'Bombshell' had already been packed with bangers, but Shaiman and Wittman were far from finished.
  — Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 29 Dec. 2023
• Sometimes salt can mask an off taste in butter, but will come out in the finished product.
  — Hannah Hayes, Southern Living, 26 June 2023

Last Updated: 5 May 2024