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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Both finalists earn berths in the 2026 Concacaf Champions Cup, and the winner gets a bye into the Round of 16.
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Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 30 Aug. 2025
The finalists were Karin Tyler, the current acting director of the office; Paul Callanan of Louisville; and Abraham Morris of Orlando.
—Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2025
The three seal finalists included a design pairing a North Atlantic right whale with a white chickadee; a crimson circular seal with six feathers and 351 dashes representing municipalities; and a sun-over-water transformation of the current star.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has already chosen many finalists for its process of professional quality control (PQC) standardization, and it is anticipated that implementation timetables will be completed by the year 2030.
—Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
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Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 30 Aug. 2025
The finalists were Karin Tyler, the current acting director of the office; Paul Callanan of Louisville; and Abraham Morris of Orlando.
—Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2025
The three seal finalists included a design pairing a North Atlantic right whale with a white chickadee; a crimson circular seal with six feathers and 351 dashes representing municipalities; and a sun-over-water transformation of the current star.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has already chosen many finalists for its process of professional quality control (PQC) standardization, and it is anticipated that implementation timetables will be completed by the year 2030.
—Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
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“Finalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/finalist. Accessed 9 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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