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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The 2025 fellows were selected from a group of six finalists.
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Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 29 Sep. 2025
Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain, the two finalists, gave their players 20 and 22 days off, respectively, and then held pre-season camps of only 13 and 7 days, respectively.
—Matt Slater, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
This year, Texas artisans were particularly honored as part of the Heritage Craft Prize, with Scott sponsoring a prize for the finalists in hopes of supporting growth and success.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2025
The Free Press has won a total of 10 Pulitzer Prizes beginning in 1932, while being a finalist more than a dozen times, and has won numerous Emmy Awards.
—Detroit Free Press, Freep.com, 27 Sep. 2025
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Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 29 Sep. 2025
Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain, the two finalists, gave their players 20 and 22 days off, respectively, and then held pre-season camps of only 13 and 7 days, respectively.
—Matt Slater, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
This year, Texas artisans were particularly honored as part of the Heritage Craft Prize, with Scott sponsoring a prize for the finalists in hopes of supporting growth and success.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2025
The Free Press has won a total of 10 Pulitzer Prizes beginning in 1932, while being a finalist more than a dozen times, and has won numerous Emmy Awards.
—Detroit Free Press, Freep.com, 27 Sep. 2025
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“Finalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/finalist. Accessed 6 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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