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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Each team nominated one player for the award, a panel of executives selected one finalist from each of the six divisions and a player vote determined the winner.
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Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
Last season, the club had four players named American League Silver Slugger Award finalists.
—Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2026
Jacobson beat out the other finalist, Tim Schochenmaier, superintendent of Central Public Schools in Norwood Young America.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 23 Apr. 2026
The Big Green Notebook loves this Jason Witten College Man of the Year finalist who started 28 games at middle linebacker for Indiana's stingy defense the last two years.
—Bill Jones, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
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Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
Last season, the club had four players named American League Silver Slugger Award finalists.
—Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2026
Jacobson beat out the other finalist, Tim Schochenmaier, superintendent of Central Public Schools in Norwood Young America.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 23 Apr. 2026
The Big Green Notebook loves this Jason Witten College Man of the Year finalist who started 28 games at middle linebacker for Indiana's stingy defense the last two years.
—Bill Jones, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
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“Finalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/finalist. Accessed 28 Apr. 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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