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 Selke Trophy finalist and his Lightning line did an incredible job against Suzuki’s top unit last round.
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Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 7 May 2026
Part of a shortlist of five finalists that included Betty Adii, Dzikra Afifah, Ipeh Nur and Mira Rizki, Suci was singled out by a jury comprising also curator Amanda Ariawan, gallerist Megan Arlin, collector Evelyn Halim and artist Melati Suryodarmo, in addition to Alemani and Lau.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 7 May 2026
Aguda is the author of Ghostroots, a finalist for the National Book Award, the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, and the PEN/Faulkner Award.
—‘pemi Aguda, Literary Hub, 6 May 2026
The competition included 23 players who supplied preliminary video performances; adjudicators selected 12 finalists.
—Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 6 May 2026
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Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 7 May 2026
Part of a shortlist of five finalists that included Betty Adii, Dzikra Afifah, Ipeh Nur and Mira Rizki, Suci was singled out by a jury comprising also curator Amanda Ariawan, gallerist Megan Arlin, collector Evelyn Halim and artist Melati Suryodarmo, in addition to Alemani and Lau.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 7 May 2026
Aguda is the author of Ghostroots, a finalist for the National Book Award, the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, and the PEN/Faulkner Award.
—‘pemi Aguda, Literary Hub, 6 May 2026
The competition included 23 players who supplied preliminary video performances; adjudicators selected 12 finalists.
—Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 6 May 2026
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“Finalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/finalist. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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finalist
noun
fi·nal·ist
ˈfīn-ᵊl-əst 
: a contestant in the finals of a competition
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