Below you will find example sentences with "finished third". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.
Finished Third in a sentence
Corpus data
- Displayed example sentences: 20
- Discovered as a combination around: finished
- Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 21
- Phrase length: 2 words
- Average sentence length: 26.6 words
Sentence profile
- Phrase position: 9 start, 7 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis
- The phrase "finished third" has 2 words and usually appears near the start in these examples. The average sentence has 26.6 words and is mostly made up of statements.
- Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as 2020 but finished third in the, ajay carey finished third on the, points, fourth and behind stand out.
- In the phrase index, this combination connects with third quarter, third largest, third consecutive and finished fourth, linking the page to nearby combinations.
Example types with finished third
This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:
Ajay Carey finished third on the Magic Bullet Yamaha. (9 words)
B finished second with 21 percent of the vote, and C finished third with 20 percent. (16 words)
Illinois Senator Paul M. Simon finished a surprising second, and Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis finished third. (16 words)
Three Zone teams were selected, with the Central coached by Merle Parfitt declared the winners following two wins, East coached by Zariah Amory finished second on goal difference and the West coached by Nabiilaj Nadir and Selah Tuzo finished third. (40 words)
In the J105 fleet, Mark Cloutier sailed to victory winning all four races, with Joshua Greenslade second with 9 points, while Trevor Boyce & M. Neff finished third with 11 points, and Keith Chiappa finished fourth with 17 points. (38 words)
The only times it happened in 2019 were at the German Grand Prix, when of Toro Rosso finished third, and at the Brazilian Grand Prix last month when of Toro Rosso and Sainz took second and third. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
Williams finished third in the Constructors' Championship, scoring 38 points, while Villeneuve finished fifth in the Drivers' Championship with 21 points and his German team-mate, Frentzen, finished 4 points behind him in seventh.
In the J105 fleet, Mark Cloutier sailed to victory winning all four races, with Joshua Greenslade second with 9 points, while Trevor Boyce & M. Neff finished third with 11 points, and Keith Chiappa finished fourth with 17 points.
Swimmers that finished first or second were given All-Conference Honors, and those that finished third were named All-Conference Honorable Mentions.
The Japanese team that finished third never received medals and the Canadian team that finished fourth could be due for them, as well, if Russia is disqualified.
Italy's Matteo Manassero finished third on seven under with England's Dan Brown a further shot back in fourth after a closing 66 in which he finished with six straight pars.
B finished second with 21 percent of the vote, and C finished third with 20 percent.
Asher-Smith clocked 22.08 seconds behind Shaunae Miller-Uibo, but finished ahead of Olympic champion Elaine Thompson who finished third in 22.44secs.
Meanwhile, Lindee Carson placed in both rounds and finished third in the average and Katelyn King made the short round, where she finished fourth and slid into fourth in the breakaway roping average.
The mixed crew finished the time trial in 20th place while the crew of Beattie, Wilcock, Chappelhow and Holmes, coxed by Amelie Sartain, finished third in the ‘D’ final.
He finished fourth in his first attempt, then finished third and second, respectively, the last two years.
Three Zone teams were selected, with the Central coached by Merle Parfitt declared the winners following two wins, East coached by Zariah Amory finished second on goal difference and the West coached by Nabiilaj Nadir and Selah Tuzo finished third.
Illinois Senator Paul M. Simon finished a surprising second, and Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis finished third.
But the Mets finished third in the division behind Atlanta and Washington, left out of the postseason for a third year in a row.
The only times it happened in 2019 were at the German Grand Prix, when of Toro Rosso finished third, and at the Brazilian Grand Prix last month when of Toro Rosso and Sainz took second and third.
In the 60m hurdles, senior Ashtyn Davis finished third in the prelims with a time of 7.93 and third again in the finals with a time of 7.91.
Ajay Carey finished third on the Magic Bullet Yamaha.
A longtime Baltimore resident, Miller ran to become the Charm City’s mayor in 2020, but finished third in the Democratic primary after an extraordinary race row.
Alonso finished third, grabbing the last podium spot, despite teammate Lance Stroll barreling into him from behind on the first lap of the race.
Angler Chalmers Allen of Charleston, left, and guide Mike Alfano finished third in the Gold Cup Tarpon Tournament fished out of Islamorada in the Florida Keys.
Aron finished third overall in this year's Formula 3 championship, achieving one race one, four podiums and two fastest laps during the 18-race season.