How to Use final girl in a Sentence

final girl

noun
  • But this scream queen is far from a final girl.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 17 May 2026
  • Thrillers usually end with a final girl, but Riley Sager's journey began with one.
    Felecia Wellington Radel, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Billy played the final girl in the 1983 original film, then disappeared.
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Before Widow’s Bay, Kate O’Flynn had never heard of a final girl.
    Josef Adalian, Vulture, 29 June 2026
  • While mulling over ideas, Kris decides to visit the franchise’s original final girl, the reclusive Billie (played mesmerizingly by Gillian Anderson, complete with a southern accent).
    Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2026

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