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Examples of grand finale in a Sentence
All of the performers came on stage for the opera's grand finale.
the award for best picture is traditionally the evening's grand finale
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The emotions and intensity between the Florida Panthers and Boston Bruins had already hit a tipping point Wednesday before the grand finale began.
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 9 May 2024
The race itself takes place the last Sunday in May, but residents turn up throughout the entire month for near-daily practice sessions and events leading up to the grand finale.
—Amy Lynch, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2024
The Chromatica Ball tour was a (mostly) career-spanning run split into four acts with a prelude and grand finale.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2024
For the grand finale on July 4, watch the USS Constitution sail past Long Wharf in the afternoon, and stick around for the famous Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular, which begins at 7 p.m. on the Charles River Esplanade.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 28 Apr. 2024
For the grand finale, Doja and Nelson wanted to end the Coachella set with a bodycon look that felt powerful and climactic.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 15 Apr. 2024
The grand finale week of Dessert Masters is kicking off this coming Sunday 26 November.
—Alexandra Koster, refinery29.com, 23 Nov. 2023
With only a few episodes left until the grand finale, RuPaul’s Drag Race season 16 needed to take a short bathroom break.
—Stephen Daw, Billboard, 26 Mar. 2024
Maybe this is the grand finale of a slow coup d’état, after which some version of the gangs will manage to take power.
—Amy Wilentz, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2024
Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 9 May 2024
The race itself takes place the last Sunday in May, but residents turn up throughout the entire month for near-daily practice sessions and events leading up to the grand finale.
—Amy Lynch, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2024
The Chromatica Ball tour was a (mostly) career-spanning run split into four acts with a prelude and grand finale.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2024
For the grand finale on July 4, watch the USS Constitution sail past Long Wharf in the afternoon, and stick around for the famous Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular, which begins at 7 p.m. on the Charles River Esplanade.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 28 Apr. 2024
For the grand finale, Doja and Nelson wanted to end the Coachella set with a bodycon look that felt powerful and climactic.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 15 Apr. 2024
The grand finale week of Dessert Masters is kicking off this coming Sunday 26 November.
—Alexandra Koster, refinery29.com, 23 Nov. 2023
With only a few episodes left until the grand finale, RuPaul’s Drag Race season 16 needed to take a short bathroom break.
—Stephen Daw, Billboard, 26 Mar. 2024
Maybe this is the grand finale of a slow coup d’état, after which some version of the gangs will manage to take power.
—Amy Wilentz, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2024
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“Grand finale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grand%20finale. Accessed 17 May. 2024.
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