Below you will find example sentences with "finishing third". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Finishing Third in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: finishing
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 10
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 26.7 words

Words in this phrase

finishing third

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • finishing can mean: present participle and gerund of finish Frequent word
  • third can mean: The ordinal form of the cardinal number three; Coming after the second. Common word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 2 start, 11 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

21 10 finishing third in the 1× all odds finishing third in the 1× and another finishing third 1× b after finishing third in canada 1× chance of finishing third and a 1× chance of finishing third in the 1× fortunes after finishing third in the 1× grand haven finishing third with wins 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a city councillor 1× after leaving alpine 1× al ettifaq were 1× blackpool topped the 1× born to a 1× eight top seeds 1×

Common sentence endings:

2014 mayoral race 1× 5 conference record 1× alexander finishing third 1× and carley schmidt 1× another finishing third 1× arabian grand prix 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

top 3× driver 3× race 3× odds 3× last 3× chance 3× dole 2× new 2× season 2× grand 2× armidale 2× fourth 2×

Related phrases

third quarter finished third third largest third consecutive third round third straight third row third floor finishing touches third degree

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around finishing:

finishing touches 10×

Just before it in the phrase index:

finished third finished fourth finish line fingers crossed finger lakes fine tune

Just after it in the phrase index:

finishing touches fire alarm fire broke fire chief fire crews fire damage

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

finishing touches

Same ending:

finished third fifth third

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "finishing third" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 26.7 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as 21 10 finishing third in the, all odds finishing third in the, top, driver and race stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with third quarter, finished third, third largest and finishing touches, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with finishing third

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

Ouroboros was backing up from finishing third at Flemington last Saturday. (11 words)

Eight top seeds won, with three placing second and another finishing third. (12 words)

Curaçao (1-3-0) has been relegated to League B after finishing third in Canada’s group. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

After leaving Alpine to join the British side for the new season, the Spanish driver sits third in the driver’s standings after finishing third in both the opening Bahrain race and this weekend’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. (39 words)

He only made the places once in four trips to Britain, finishing third in the 2021 Champion Chase as the odds-on favourite and was last when odds-on for the Tingle Creek Chase the same year. (37 words)

No. 4 singles player Grace Smit led the way for Grand Haven, finishing third with wins over Rockford and Grandville, along with a third-place finish by No. 2 doubles pair Cauryn Nowicki and Carley Schmidt. (36 words)

Question examples

Sacramento defied all odds finishing third in the West, but can they keep the magic going this postseason? (18 words)

Example sentences (20)

While his playoffs are over, the Las Vegas native put together a solid day at his home track, finishing third to be the top-finishing nonplayoff driver in Sunday’s race.

Pat Buchanan upset Dole in the early New Hampshire primary, however, with Dole finishing second and former Tennessee governor Lamar Alexander finishing third.

After leaving Alpine to join the British side for the new season, the Spanish driver sits third in the driver’s standings after finishing third in both the opening Bahrain race and this weekend’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

He followed a first-up third at Muswellbrook with a second at Armidale and since then ran fourth at Dubbo before another Armidale placing when finishing third.

No. 4 singles player Grace Smit led the way for Grand Haven, finishing third with wins over Rockford and Grandville, along with a third-place finish by No. 2 doubles pair Cauryn Nowicki and Carley Schmidt.

A city councillor for 13 years, Chow's return to the political limelight comes as she reversed her electoral fortunes after finishing third in the 2014 mayoral race.

Al-Ettifaq were eliminated at the end of the group phase in 2013, finishing third behind Qatar's Lekhwiya and Al-Shabab Al-Ahli from the United Arab Emirates.

Blackpool topped the rankings, with Glasgow finishing third, which suggests that more and more people are considering coming north for their holidays this summer.

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Born to a working class family in a poor mountainous area east of Rome, she studied sculpture then got her break in the film world after finishing third in the 1947 Miss Italia beauty contest.

Curaçao (1-3-0) has been relegated to League B after finishing third in Canada’s group.

Eight top seeds won, with three placing second and another finishing third.

He only made the places once in four trips to Britain, finishing third in the 2021 Champion Chase as the odds-on favourite and was last when odds-on for the Tingle Creek Chase the same year.

Madagascar scored nine goals in five games conceding thrice on their journey to finishing third at the 18-team continental competition organized for players that ply their trade in their domestic leagues.

Meanwhile, United have been given a 2.6 per cent chance of finishing third and a 6.3 per cent chance of ending the campaign in fourth.

Not investing after finishing third saw the team fall to fifth the next season and unfortunately Bobby was sacked.

Ouroboros was backing up from finishing third at Flemington last Saturday.

Sacramento defied all odds finishing third in the West, but can they keep the magic going this postseason?

Stevenson has highlighted just how important Shankland has been to Hearts this campaign, and he feels if they were to let him go, then they could give up the chance of finishing third in the division.

The Eagles went 21-10, finishing third in the Sun Belt with a 13-5 conference record.

The Lobo teams were exceptional on offense during her time in Albuquerque as UNM finished in the Top 20 nationally in three-pointers made in each of the last three seasons, finishing third in 2021-22.

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