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a
: entirely done
Are you finished yet?
: brought to a completed state
reviewing a finished manuscript
a finished job
To keep a finished drawing from being smeared or soiled, spray it with a fixative.—
Reader's Digest Crafts & Hobbies
Reader's Digest Crafts & HobbiesConverting inputs into finished goods and services is the essential function of every economic organization.—Michael Rothschild
Michael Rothschilda house with a finished basement/attic [=a basement/attic that has floors, ceilings, and walls like the rooms in the main part of the house]
b
: having reached an unsuccessful or ruinous end
This relationship is over. We're finished!
This scandal means my career is finished.
2
: provided with a finish : having a final treatment or coating on the surface
a shop that sells finished oak furniture
finished wood flooring
3
: marked by the highest quality : consummate
finished workmanship
Examples of finished in a Sentence
He started his homework two hours ago and he still isn't finished.
I'll wait here until you're finished.
The job is finally finished.
We were pleased with the finished product.
We're finished! I never want to see you again!
She says she's finished with that guy.
This scandal means that his career is finished.
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Once again, use your common sense to do whatever is necessary to protect a finished floor.
—Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 6 June 2026
Designed by Dirk Oehlerking from Kingston Custom, based in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, the finished bike is called the Kingsman, paying homage to the popular British comic book and film series of the same name.
—Utkarsh Sood
june 05, New Atlas, 5 June 2026
That recruit is not going to be the finished product and may be a player elite clubs have watched but have not felt ready to take a risk on, such as Isak, Bruno Guimaraes and Sven Botman before.
—Chris Waugh, New York Times, 5 June 2026
In an interview with the Art Newspaper, Mateu Hernández, the chief executive officer of Visit Barcelona, described the wonder of seeing the finished curch after a lifetime in the city.
—Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 4 June 2026
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Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 6 June 2026
Designed by Dirk Oehlerking from Kingston Custom, based in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, the finished bike is called the Kingsman, paying homage to the popular British comic book and film series of the same name.
—Utkarsh Sood
june 05, New Atlas, 5 June 2026
That recruit is not going to be the finished product and may be a player elite clubs have watched but have not felt ready to take a risk on, such as Isak, Bruno Guimaraes and Sven Botman before.
—Chris Waugh, New York Times, 5 June 2026
In an interview with the Art Newspaper, Mateu Hernández, the chief executive officer of Visit Barcelona, described the wonder of seeing the finished curch after a lifetime in the city.
—Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 4 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for finished
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“Finished.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/finished. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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