Sentences with finish
fin·ish
F f - As soon as he'd finished eating, he excused himself. [VERB verb-ing]
- We waited a few minutes outside his office while he finished up his meeting. [VERB PREPOSITION noun]
- Who said nice guys finish last?
- You can't watch TV until you finish your homework.
- The consultants had been working to finish a report this week. [VERB noun]
- Now she is busy finishing off a biography of Queen Caroline. [VERB PREPOSITION noun]
- They hope to finish their new home by winter.
- The chairman finished the meeting at noon.
- The teaching day finishes at around 4pm. [V + at/on/by]
- The two of them finished by kissing each other goodbye. [VERB + by]
- The meeting finished on a positive note.
- He started his homework two hours ago and he still hasn't finished.
- He finished second in the championship four years in a row. [V ord]
- Her eyes flashed, but he held up a hand. 'Let me finish.' [VERB]
- They're building a new home and they hope to finish by winter.
- Boom Brisbane recruit Brendan Fevola says the Queensland lifestyle agrees with him and he wants to finish his career with the Lions.
- I intend to continue it and see the job through to the finish.
- Win a trip to see the finish of the Tour de France! [+ of]
- The finish and workmanship of the woodwork was excellent.
- I haven't finished with you yet!
- A fight to the finish
- A rough finish
- He has a good finish
- To finish the work
- To finish a book
- finish your milk
- To finish last
- To finish a novel; to finish breakfast.
- To finish school.
- To finish up a can of paint; to finish off the rest of the milk.
- This spray will finish off the cockroaches.
- He decided to finish his plan more carefully. She finished up a painting.
- We finished the desk in antique red lacquer.
- The course finishes in January.
- I finished before he did. It was nine o'clock when we finished up.
- The car's finish was so shiny and new.
- The Italian opted for Bolton's Cahill alongside captain John Terry - and his decision was rewarded with a goal after only 13 minutes. Bulgaria gave a hint of defensive frailties to come when they failed to clear Young's corner, and when Gareth Barry found Cahill in the box he applied the finish past Nikolay Mihaylov.
- A close finish.
- Please finish your homework!
- A fight to the finish.
- The furniture was finished in teak veneer.
- To admire the finish of one's writing.
- Due to BSE, cows in the United Kingdom must be finished and slaughtered before 30 months of age.
- The song has finished.
- A finish of black walnut.