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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Her feature script, The Lost Girls, was a finalist for the Sundance Screenwriter’s Lab.
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 18 July 2024
Vance is polarizing in ways that two other vice-presidential finalists, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum and Sen. Marco Rubio (Fla.), would not have been.
—Dan Balz, Washington Post, 16 July 2024
An extended process Trump's announcement ended an informal, months-long process in which Trump spoke often with Vance and other finalists.
—David Jackson, USA TODAY, 16 July 2024
Norman is among two finalists to become the police chief in Austin, Texas.
—Steven Martinez, Journal Sentinel, 16 July 2024
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 18 July 2024
Vance is polarizing in ways that two other vice-presidential finalists, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum and Sen. Marco Rubio (Fla.), would not have been.
—Dan Balz, Washington Post, 16 July 2024
An extended process Trump's announcement ended an informal, months-long process in which Trump spoke often with Vance and other finalists.
—David Jackson, USA TODAY, 16 July 2024
Norman is among two finalists to become the police chief in Austin, Texas.
—Steven Martinez, Journal Sentinel, 16 July 2024
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“Finalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/finalist. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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finalist
noun
fi·nal·ist
ˈfīn-ᵊl-əst 
: a contestant in the finals of a competition
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