How to Use final in a Sentence

final

1 of 2 adjective

• What was the final score?
• They won their final four games.
• The final product was not what we had expected.
• The plans are undergoing final review.
• Our last stop was Bangkok, but our final destination is Tokyo.
• The game seemed over in the final minute.
  — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 7 Jan. 2026
• Above, see who else made my final cut.
  — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2026
• Let’s hope the final lives up to those.
  — Chris Branch, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
• Both games came down to free throws in the final minute.
  — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 13 Mar. 2026
• As for the final four episodes, fans will just have to wait and see.
  — Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2025
• From then on, the final frame was a slow burn of foul calls and free throws.
  — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 14 Jan. 2026
• Not to knock the final product based on that alone.
  — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 23 Jan. 2026
• Slow down for the final six minutes to cool down.
  — Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
• Howard came on to pitch the final two innings.
  — Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Mar. 2026
• See what bills passed in the final hours below.
  — Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 28 Feb. 2026
• And two final-day waiver claims to round it all out.
  — James Mirtle, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
• Flick needs more bodies in the final third.
  — Graham Ruthven, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
• But the crowds for her final two shows at the iconic venue lucked up.
  — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 22 Sep. 2025
• And this led me to think about sharing thoughts about the final dance.
  — Nancy K. Schlossberg, USA Today, 26 June 2026
• Here, all the celebs who made the trek for the final weekend of play.
  — Kate Hogan, Peoplemag, 10 Sep. 2023
• The final whistle has not blown.
  — Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
• The final photos nail it, though.
  — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 10 Nov. 2025
• But the Dutch had the better draw for the final game.
  — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2026
• One last Simons three in the final minute iced the game.
  — Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 6 Jan. 2026
• Wolff said a veto would depend on what the final bills look like.
  — Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 13 Feb. 2026
• How can Spurs save themselves in the final two months?
  — Joe Prince-Wright, NBC news, 13 Mar. 2026
• Our final dinner in the city was the best one of the weekend.
  — Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 7 May 2026
• Clark was injured in the final minute of the game against the Sun.
  — Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
• Yet both faltered in the final month of the season.
  — Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
• Kershaw has been coy about whether or not this will be his final season.
  — Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025

final

2 of 2 noun

• He failed his history final.
• He failed his history finals.
• That is gonna get you in the final.
  — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2025
• This should be a wild ride to the final.
  — Richard Obert, AZCentral.com, 18 Oct. 2025
• But this was its first time in the finals.
  — Brianna Abbott, STAT, 7 Apr. 2026
• This will feel like a Cup final.
  — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2025
• This team was one goal away from a shot at the state finals a year ago.
  — Nikstreng, oregonlive, 18 Sep. 2023
• For Sanchez, a spot in the final is a dream come true.
  — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 18 Sep. 2025
• Venezuela is in the final for the first time ever.
  — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 17 Mar. 2026
• Six of those seven matchups have been state finals.
  — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 May 2026
• Get finals done and get their finals grades.
  — Gary Bedore june 3, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2026
• One of the three barely made it through his match in the finals.
  — Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 18 Jan. 2026
• The World Cup final is one thing.
  — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
• Brands can take note—even if their team of choice doesn’t make it to the finals in year one.
  — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 10 June 2026
• First-ever berth in state finals.
  — Josh Krockey, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
• With more games set in the next three weeks, the world waits to see who will be in the final.
  — Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026
• Noah Bluhm tallied six kills in the final.
  — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2026
• Last year’s finals loss stung because the Lynx came so close.
  — Ben Pickman, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
• There are no men’s and women’s finals to split up the bruins.
  — Gloria Dickie, Outside, 24 Sep. 2025
• This group has yet to reach the conference finals.
  — Fred Katz, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
• But this week, the girls finals will be decided.
  — American-Statesman Staff, Austin American Statesman, 3 Mar. 2026
• Could these two juggernauts clash in a state final for a fifth straight year?
  — Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
• Yet the mood changed from the quarter-finals onwards.
  — Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 28 May 2026
• Kenady, one of three junior starters, vowed to be back at the state finals.
  — Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026
• The boys and girls state finals are held over three days each in back-to-back weeks in March.
  — Greg Riddle, Dallas Morning News, 5 Mar. 2026
• This week, which is finals week for many schools, the attacks are even more severe.
  — Kevin Collier, NBC News, 3 May 2023
• Instead, Austin will host the final.
  — Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 18 Sep. 2025
• Playing in their third Cup final, this is the first time they have been shut out.
  — ABC News, 14 June 2026
• Viewers will be able to vote each week for which acts will advance to the finals as the show airs.
  — Breanna Bell, Variety, 21 Sep. 2023
• Didi had played in the World Cup final, of course.
  — James Pearce, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025