finish line

noun

: a line marking the end of a racecourse

Examples of finish line in a Sentence

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Trump claimed credit for helping to get the Gaza ceasefire agreement across the finish line in the final days of the Biden presidency. Joseph Krauss, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2025 Although several other Star Wars movies have been announced in recent years, the last one to make it to the finish line was 2019’s Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker. Daniel S. Levine, People.com, 22 Jan. 2025 Despite intense and widespread opposition from Idaho and the Japanese American community, the previous administration remained dead set on pushing this unwanted project across the finish line. Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025 Finding near-unanimous consensus in the House GOP will be critical to not only avoiding the kind of chaos that defined the 118th Congress, headlined by the ouster of a Speaker, but to getting Trump’s priorities on tax cuts, border security, and energy reform across the finish line. Emily Brooks, The Hill, 21 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for finish line 

Word History

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of finish line was in 1899

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“Finish line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/finish%20line. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

finish line

noun
: a line marking the end of a racecourse
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