How to Use finish line in a Sentence

finish line

noun

• That idea turned out to be a slow burn to the finish line.
  — Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 2 Feb. 2023
• The finish line is the French Riviera and a dip in the Mediterranean.
  — Everett Potter, Forbes, 13 Aug. 2023
• Still, the record isn’t nearing the finish line just yet.
  — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 18 Dec. 2023
• He was chauffeured through the course and got out at the end of the race to cross the finish line on foot.
  — Stephanie Gallman Jordan, Southern Living, 23 July 2023
• Starting with the jarred peppers zooms you to the finish line.
  — Kendra Vaculin, Bon Appétit, 20 Dec. 2022
• Allen has gotten deals over the finish line, of course.
  — Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2024
• The daring move saw a five-wide row of cars across the start/finish line.
  — Todd Engle, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2024
• The state’s 11 electoral votes helped put Biden over the finish line.
  — Daniel Strauss, The New Republic, 24 Aug. 2022
• Tim Scott and Cory Booker are just not able to get it over the finish line.
  — Abc News, ABC News, 8 Feb. 2023
• Lucky for us, Fineman was on call to cheer us up and get us to the finish line.
  — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2024
• The game is played by teams that must cross the finish line with the fewest throws of a 28-ounce cannonball.
  — Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant, 25 May 2022
• The stands echoed with cheers as swimmers raced toward the finish line.
  — Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 13 Feb. 2024
• The finish line is at Bayfront Park, 301 Biscayne Blvd.
  — Omar Rodríguez Ortiz, Miami Herald, 25 Jan. 2024
• When the going gets tough, Bud can draw down on a mean streak a mile wide to push him across the finish line.
  — Manouk Akopyan, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2023
• There is a small grandstand across the pits, just beyond the start finish line.
  — Dave Kallmann, Journal Sentinel, 7 June 2022
• That's why the amendment never got across the finish line.
  — Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
• But due to staggering starts at the swim, Jackson was the first Alaskan to cross the finish line.
  — Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Aug. 2022
• GlenOak’s frontrunner, Tommy Rice, is one of the best in the state and should cross the finish line first.
  — Joe Magill, cleveland, 15 Sep. 2022
• The finish line was the original fire hall on East Main Street.
  — Steve Bowersox, Baltimore Sun, 6 July 2024
• And because of that and more, this is not your father’s vision of the Aztecs’ finish line.
  — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 June 2023
• If the deal crosses the finish line, Harris and his team will have plenty to do.
  — Tom Maloney, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2023
• Of course, chaos ensued, but Turpin’s return was the play that began the wild trip to the finish line.
  — Saad Yousuf, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
• Even with Trump in the White House, the speaker will, at times, likely need Democrats to push bills across the finish line.
  — Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 Sep. 2024
• For a brief moment, the finish line creeped into sight.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2023
• When Lyles hit the finish line, the gap between him and second place was three full strides.
  — Eddie Pells, BostonGlobe.com, 22 July 2022
• The finish line is at 10th Street on the south end of the park, opposite Midtown High School.
  — Mike Esterl, ajc, 4 July 2022
• There could be some momentum to get Sohn across the finish line.
  — Kevin Collier, NBC News, 3 Feb. 2023
• At the end of the final sprint, the Howard oarsmen crossed the finish line just three feet behind the Jersey boys.
  — Kim O'Connell, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 July 2022
• Country House, who crossed the finish line second, was moved up to first place.
  — Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 24 Jan. 2023
• But what will actually muster enough support to make its way across the finish line?
  — Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press, 5 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 26 Dec 2024