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 drag performer shot to fame as a finalist on Drag Race season 14 in 2022 before returning to All Stars 10 earlier this year.
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Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
Now, only one of the finalists can be crowned the victor of the fall food face-off.
—Angelika Ytuarte, jsonline.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Rohde was a Pulitzer finalist in 2010 for a five-part New York Times series on his seven-month captivity with the Taliban.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025
Thompson, a 2024 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund finalist and a 2025 Google Shopping American Emerging Designer of the Year nominee for the 2025 CFDA Fashion Awards, got his start in fashion at 18 and debuted his brand, 5000, on the runway for fall 2025.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2025
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Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
Now, only one of the finalists can be crowned the victor of the fall food face-off.
—Angelika Ytuarte, jsonline.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Rohde was a Pulitzer finalist in 2010 for a five-part New York Times series on his seven-month captivity with the Taliban.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025
Thompson, a 2024 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund finalist and a 2025 Google Shopping American Emerging Designer of the Year nominee for the 2025 CFDA Fashion Awards, got his start in fashion at 18 and debuted his brand, 5000, on the runway for fall 2025.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2025
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“Finalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/finalist. Accessed 23 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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