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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Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokić beat Gilgeous-Alexander for MVP last season when the pair were among a trio of finalists.
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Scott Phillips, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
In 2020, he was named alongside his colleagues as a Pulitzer Prize finalist in explanatory reporting.
—Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
Those considered cannot have won, or been a finalist for, a major national or international art prize.
—Karen K. Ho, ARTnews.com, 7 Jan. 2025
Alex Coco and Zoë Worth were finalists in this same category.
—Andrés Buenahora, Variety, 5 Jan. 2025
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Scott Phillips, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
In 2020, he was named alongside his colleagues as a Pulitzer Prize finalist in explanatory reporting.
—Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
Those considered cannot have won, or been a finalist for, a major national or international art prize.
—Karen K. Ho, ARTnews.com, 7 Jan. 2025
Alex Coco and Zoë Worth were finalists in this same category.
—Andrés Buenahora, Variety, 5 Jan. 2025
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“Finalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/finalist. Accessed 22 Jan. 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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