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.
• That move set off a 60-day clock during which the land swap could be finalized.
  — Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 20 Mar. 2023
• Although the former couple was divorcing, Zois said, that process was not yet finalized.
  — Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 5 Oct. 2024
• There is no plausible reason to finalize the draft regulation.
  — Angie Comfort, STAT, 17 Mar. 2023
• If finalized, the deal could become the biggest-ever foreign takeover of a Japanese company.
  — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2024
• The proposal has to go through a regulatory process, including allowing the public to send comments on it, before it can be finalized and take effect.
  — Hamed Aleaziz, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2023
• Bytedance had explored a potential sale of an ownership stake in TikTok to Oracle, which was never finalized.
  — Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2023
• If finalized, the deal would allow the biggest schools to establish a pool of about $21.5 million in the first year to distribute money to athletes through a revenue-sharing plan.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2024
• The deal, Sotheby’s said at the time, would be finalized by the end of the year.
  — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 23 Sep. 2024
• Once the recipe was finalized, the dessert joined the restaurant menu in 1972 and later spread to the masses.
  — Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 31 July 2024
• What twists and turns await as the team tries to finalize its move to Las Vegas?
  — Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 19 July 2024
• The Tigers will practice again on Wednesday to finalize prep for the end of spring camp.
  — Nubyjas Wilborn | , al, 4 Apr. 2023
• 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 menu for the June dinners is still being finalized, Mullins said.
  — David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 10 June 2024
• 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 Indians’ full first class is set to be finalized in the coming weeks.
  — Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 17 May 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 plan still has to be finalized in U.S. Bankruptcy Court.
  — Andrea Chang, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2024
• The agreement was later finalized in court and the lawsuit was dismissed in April.
  — Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, 9 June 2023
• The rule, finalized this month, comes at a critical time.
  — Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 22 Apr. 2024
• The company’s plans have not been finalized and could change, a spokesperson for Mod said.
  — Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2024
• 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

Last Updated: 27 Oct 2024