How to Use finalize in a Sentence

finalize

verb

• We bought our tickets and finalized our vacation plans.
• They are finalizing their divorce this week.
• The adoption for their youngest child was finalized in April.
  — Veronica Fulton, NBC News, 20 Dec. 2023
• Still to be finalized is the language in draft leases, most of which span 15 years.
  — Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 July 2023
• The name change will be finalized if approved in a second vote May 9.
  — Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2024
• This was the last chance, Biden told him, insisting that it be made clear to Hamas that time was up and the hostage deal had to be finalized.
  — Karen Deyoung, Washington Post, 22 Nov. 2023
• The judge will then finalize the terms of the settlement after the hearing.
  — Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 13 Apr. 2024
• The goal, the party says, is to give the government enough time to finalize Khan’s ban from politics ahead of the vote.
  — Shaiq Hussain, Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2023
• The cast and schedules for the remakes are being finalized.
  — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 6 Oct. 2023
• The announcement finalized changes first proposed in 2022 that mark the first updates to the program in a decade.
  — James Powel, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
• One of the main things to stay relevant is to finalize your plans, not leave them halfway.
  — Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 13 Feb. 2024
• The agreement was later finalized in court and the lawsuit was dismissed in April.
  — Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, 9 June 2023
• That was the beginning of an eight-year divorce, which was finalized last year.
  — Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 31 Jan. 2024
• The tour and Saudi Arabia’s wealth funds set a Dec. 31 deadline to finalize their deal, though the sides can extend their talks.
  — Alan Blinder, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2023
• Kris and Caitlyn tied the knot in April 1991, one month after her divorce from Robert Sr. was finalized.
  — Joelle Goldstein, Peoplemag, 26 Oct. 2023
• The rejection came before the new script was even finalized.
  — Zack Sharf, Variety, 18 Oct. 2023
• Musk and investors are expected to finalize terms in the next couple weeks, the people said.
  — Lizette Chapman, Fortune, 20 Jan. 2024
• The Royals declined comment since details of the deal have not been finalized.
  — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 18 Jan. 2024
• The request for proposals will go out even though the ship’s design hasn’t been finalized.
  — James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News, 31 Aug. 2023
• That agreement and a new revenue-sharing plan was finalized last week.
  — Ralph D. Russo, Quartz, 19 Mar. 2024
• After the comment period, the FCC is likely to finalize the rulemaking and put the 2015 rules back in place.
  — Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 19 Oct. 2023
• Ohio law gives a state Ballot Board, chaired by the secretary of state, the power to finalize the language that will appear on the ballot.
  — Leah Askarinam, ABC News, 1 Nov. 2023
• Production of a Thai remake of a Korean series is on the cards, but has not been finalized.
  — Patrick Frater, Variety, 8 Dec. 2023
• It will be completed in roughly six months once the budget is finalized.
  — Emma Colton, Fox News, 30 Oct. 2023
• The sides were believed to be getting close to an agreement, with terms expected to be finalized as soon as Monday night.
  — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2024
• Base pay for some firefighters starts at as little as $15 an hour, and thousands have threatened to walk off the force if the pay increase is not finalized.
  — Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2023
• The airport still needs to finalize the agreement and take it to the Houston City Council for approval, Szczesniak said.
  — Alexandra Skores, Dallas News, 11 July 2023
• More than a decade ago, the agency drafted tougher guidelines for the industry, but they were never finalized.
  — Matthew Perrone, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2023
• There will be food and drink specials during games, but those were still being finalized at the time of publication.
  — Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2023
• After a delay due to the pandemic, the sale was finalized in January.
  — David Chiu, Peoplemag, 13 July 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024