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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His novel Where the Dead Sit Talking was a finalist for the 2018 National Book Award for Fiction.
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Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
An exhibition of work by Xie Lei and this year’s finalists curated by Julia Garimorth and Jean-Pierre Criqui is on view at the Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris, through February 22, 2026.
—News Desk, Artforum, 27 Oct. 2025
Speaking to reporters on Air Force One, Bessent said the finalists are current Fed Governors Christopher Waller and Michelle Bowman, National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett, former Fed Governor Kevin Warsh, and BlackRock executive Rick Rieder, according to several media outlets.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2025
See the full list of finalists here.
—Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2025
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Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
An exhibition of work by Xie Lei and this year’s finalists curated by Julia Garimorth and Jean-Pierre Criqui is on view at the Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris, through February 22, 2026.
—News Desk, Artforum, 27 Oct. 2025
Speaking to reporters on Air Force One, Bessent said the finalists are current Fed Governors Christopher Waller and Michelle Bowman, National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett, former Fed Governor Kevin Warsh, and BlackRock executive Rick Rieder, according to several media outlets.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2025
See the full list of finalists here.
—Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for finalist
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“Finalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/finalist. Accessed 28 Oct. 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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