finis
Example Sentences
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To give two examples that touch me where I live, the primacy of French cuisine — once regarded as the world’s best — is finis.
From New York Times • Aug. 5, 2022
She fits nicely with Friday’s group and a repeat effort of her last finis should put her in contention at a nice price.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2020
He presence, so genial on TV, looked skulking on the big screen, and that wrote finis to his film career.
From Time • Sep. 24, 2010
We can't write finis to all this murk as yet, but if you care about dodgy bets and even dodgier money laundering, about thousands of punters potentially rooked, then this wasn't a sting too far.
From The Guardian • Sep. 4, 2010
Eventually, though, Padre Sinkovich undermined the very foundations of his church, which collapsed on top of him, writing finis to another droll chapter in Milagro’s history.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
