How to Use finished in a Sentence
finished
adjective- We were pleased with the finished product.
- She says she's finished with that guy.
- He started his homework two hours ago and he still isn't finished.
- The job is finally finished.
- I'll wait here until you're finished.
- This scandal means that his career is finished.
- We're finished! I never want to see you again!
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The egg yolk still shines through the top of the finished dish (right).
— Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Feb. 2023 -
The clients are, of course, thrilled with the finished design.
— Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 16 May 2024 -
But not all the wood from a felled tree ends up in the finished product.
— Kurt Kleiner, JSTOR Daily, 7 Nov. 2024 -
Top the finished dish with a drizzle of lemon juice, maple syrup, and olive oil.
— Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Feb. 2024 -
The box of a puzzle has a picture with the finished product on the cover.
— Matt Cohen | McOhen@al.com, al, 2 Sep. 2023 -
Just throw it all in the slow-cooker, and come back 4 to 6 hours later to a finished dish.
— Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 28 Oct. 2023 -
For gaming and a movie night, head down to the 2,775-square-foot finished basement.
— Erin Hayes Burt, Dallas News, 5 May 2023 -
The wait for finished alterations: 4-6 weeks and worth it.
— Jane Herman, Vogue, 5 Feb. 2024 -
In the lower level, the finished recreation room adds 690 square feet to the home.
— Karen A. Avitabile, Hartford Courant, 11 Nov. 2022 -
And the family is pleased with the finished design, too.
— Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 27 Dec. 2023 -
Critics were for the most part unimpressed by the finished film.
— Clark Collis, EW.com, 20 Sep. 2022 -
Rowing in Color ‘A’ finished 31st in the women’s club eights, and eighth among the 14 club shells in the field.
— Sarah Barber, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Oct. 2022 -
So the finished film is, in many ways, a tribute to Boseman.
— Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 3 Oct. 2022 -
The entire process to a finished product can take just a few days.
— Tyler Remmel, Washington Post, 12 Dec. 2022 -
The finished version of Time Out of Mind slowly rose out of this chaos.
— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2023 -
Once the lister approves the finished work, the money is sent to the worker.
— Linh Ta, Axios, 5 Sep. 2024 -
Download the pieces, then print and place them in frames for a finished product.
— Alesandra Dubin, Woman's Day, 2 Dec. 2022 -
Again, the goal of GOLS is to look at the entire supply chain, not just the finished product.
— Scott Gilbertson Gear Team, WIRED, 26 Feb. 2023 -
Again, the goal of GOLS is to look at the entire supply chain, not just the finished product.
— Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 2 Nov. 2024 -
After heating the oil, it must be cooled to get the finished product.
— Matt Egan, CNN, 4 Aug. 2023 -
But more than a year had passed, and the friend still hadn’t heard a note of any finished music in return.
— Jon Mooallem, New York Times, 3 Dec. 2023 -
Definitely check out the pictures of the finished product as baked by chef Tieghan Gerard, who added a little frosting beard and a candy button nose to her Santas.
— Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 26 Nov. 2024 -
Jackson is not the finished article and there will be occasions where chances are not converted, but his potential is vast.
— Simon Johnson, The Athletic, 23 Nov. 2024
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