Examples of finalist in a Sentence
They interviewed all of the finalists before making a decision.
a finalist in the tennis tournament
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Sanders, the Colorado Buffaloes quarterback who was a Heisman Trophy finalist this past college season, remains available heading into the third and final day of the NFL Draft.
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Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2025
The two-time finalist for the Doak Walker Award, which honors the nation’s top running back, rushed for 1,660 yards and 15 touchdowns last season, a stellar encore to his breakout sophomore year.
—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Besides Weiss/Manfredi, finalists had included Kengo Kuma and Associates of Tokyo, Renzo Piano Building Workshop of Genoa, Italy, Selldorf Architects of New York, Studio Gang of Chicago and Why Architecture of Los Angeles, California.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2025
The other finalists are Harrison Barnes of the San Antonio Spurs, Chris Boucher of the Toronto Raptors, Jrue Holiday of the Boston Celtics and CJ McCollum of the New Orleans Pelicans.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2025
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Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2025
The two-time finalist for the Doak Walker Award, which honors the nation’s top running back, rushed for 1,660 yards and 15 touchdowns last season, a stellar encore to his breakout sophomore year.
—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Besides Weiss/Manfredi, finalists had included Kengo Kuma and Associates of Tokyo, Renzo Piano Building Workshop of Genoa, Italy, Selldorf Architects of New York, Studio Gang of Chicago and Why Architecture of Los Angeles, California.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2025
The other finalists are Harrison Barnes of the San Antonio Spurs, Chris Boucher of the Toronto Raptors, Jrue Holiday of the Boston Celtics and CJ McCollum of the New Orleans Pelicans.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2025
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“Finalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/finalist. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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finalist
noun
fi·nal·ist
ˈfīn-ᵊl-əst 
: a contestant in the finals of a competition
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