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Finishes is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Finishes in a sentence

Finishes meaning

plural of finish

Using Finishes

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of finish
  • In the example corpus, finishes often appears in combinations such as: finishes in, finishes and, finishes the.

Context around Finishes

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 8 start, 10 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

lowest 1× classic 1× better 1× minster 1× ottoville 1× eight 1× formaldehyde 1× biocidic 1× sprint 1× placed 1×

Often after:

jewish 1× ahead 1×

Sentence patterns with Finishes

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

10th place finishes in marseille 1× about classic finishes in jacksonville 1× and he finishes the week 1× aragon finishes the season 1× as sprint finishes as all 1× county georgia finishes its investigation 1× dutchman who finishes ahead of 1× fourth place finishes out of 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a huge ovation 1× a perfect spa 1× a robot vacuum 1× a special state 1× after a difficult 1× after revealing in 1×

Common sentence endings:

a racing tactic 1× and 180 strikeouts 1× and south korea 1× are almost endless 1× be his replacement 1× dating to 2014 1×

Words around Finishes

Just before it in the word index:

finishers 142 finisher 196 finished 8.263 finish 6.156 finisar 5 finis 7

Just after it in the word index:

finishing 2.254 finishings 5 finisterre 8 finit 2 finitary 7 finite 975

Similar in corpus frequency:

armies 942 excluded 942 gunshot 942 regulate 942 baldwin 941 beast 941

Corpus analysis for Finishes

  • In this selection, "finishes" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, lowest, classic, better, jewish and ahead stand out and add context to how "finishes" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 10th place finishes in marseille and about classic finishes in jacksonville. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "finishes" sits close to words such as armies, excluded and gunshot, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with finishes

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Aragon finishes the season with a 0.65 ERA, 15 wins and 180 strikeouts. (14 words)

A robot vacuum that finishes the cleaning for you with a self-emptying base. (14 words)

Along with four titles, he has 12 finishes in the top 10 dating to 2014. (15 words)

Longer example sentences

Two 10th place finishes in Marseille represented the 28-year-old Wearn's lowest finishes so far in eight races but, having avoided the false start disqualification that some of his key rivals suffered, it still enabled him to stay comfortably ahead. (42 words)

The finishes of races which are outright sprinting events in themselves, such as the 100 metres track race, are not normally referred to as sprint finishes, as all competitors are already sprinting by default (thus it is not a racing tactic). (41 words)

Competing in their second outdoor meet of the season, the T-Birds shined as they picked up four event wins and 19 top-10 finishes, while both the men and women notched fourth-place finishes out of 12 teams. (39 words)

Example sentences (20)

Two 10th place finishes in Marseille represented the 28-year-old Wearn's lowest finishes so far in eight races but, having avoided the false start disqualification that some of his key rivals suffered, it still enabled him to stay comfortably ahead.

Competing in their second outdoor meet of the season, the T-Birds shined as they picked up four event wins and 19 top-10 finishes, while both the men and women notched fourth-place finishes out of 12 teams.

When you talk about classic finishes in Jacksonville State Football history, this must go down as one of the better finishes in Gamecock history.

Minster finishes the season with a 26-3 record, while Ottoville finishes with a 27-3 record and their second state runner-up trophy.

On the girls’ side, Peighton Skeate had top-eight finishes in nine of the 12 individual events in the 10-and-under age group, including two third-place finishes.

From formaldehyde finishes (to improve crease-resistance) to biocidic finishes and from flame retardants to dyeing of many types of fabric, the possibilities are almost endless.

The finishes of races which are outright sprinting events in themselves, such as the 100 metres track race, are not normally referred to as sprint finishes, as all competitors are already sprinting by default (thus it is not a racing tactic).

After a difficult 2022, he has rebounded in recent months with three third-place finishes in Thailand, India and South Korea.

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After revealing in January that he would be ending his career in 2023, Farah’s farewell has seen him post eighth and ninth-placed finishes in the Great Manchester Run 10K and the London Marathon respectively earlier this year.

After The Who and The What finishes its run next month, Karen will return home to Midlands before jetting off to the US, where A Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike is ongoing.

After this year’s Mania, I’m kind of done with interference finishes for a while.

A huge ovation for Scottie Scheffler as the outgoing champion walks up 18. Par, a 70, and he finishes the week at -4.

Along with four titles, he has 12 finishes in the top 10 dating to 2014.

Always the bridesmaid, never the bride, Ward has had several finishes as a semifinalist but eluded the final ballot, let alone elected to Canton, Ohio.

And after the service finishes, Jewish, Buddhist, Hindu, Sikh and Islamic faith leaders will deliver a greeting to the newly-crowned King and Queen.

A perfect Spa day for the Dutchman who finishes ahead of team mate Sergio Perez.

Aragon finishes the season with a 0.65 ERA, 15 wins and 180 strikeouts.

A robot vacuum that finishes the cleaning for you with a self-emptying base.

As I noted earlier, Kuroda's term finishes on April 8, Ueda will be his replacement.

A special state grand jury in Fulton County, Georgia, finishes its investigation into efforts by Trump and others to overturn the state’s 2020 presidential election results.

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Common combinations with finishes

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "finishes" in a sentence?
An example: "Two 10th place finishes in Marseille represented the 28-year-old Wearn's lowest finishes so far in eight races but, having avoided the false start disqualification that some of his key rivals suffered, it still enabled him to stay comfortably ahead." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "finishes" from authentic English texts.
What does "finishes" mean?
Finishes means: plural of finish
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Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "finishes", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.