finish line

NOUN

line where race ends

Synonyms

STRONGEST

finishing line

WEAK

destination goal journey's end last stop resting place stopping place tape wire

Example Sentences

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But Sabalenka surrendered her advantage, tightening as the finish line drew closer and producing three unforced errors to allow Rybakina to break for a second time and hit the front.

From BBC

After receiving medical attention for about five minutes, Vonn slowly skied to the finish line, using her poles to support herself and stopping twice to clutch her knee.

From Los Angeles Times

As Vonn was skiing back down to the finish line after her fall, she stopped several times to hold her left knee.

From Barron's

You have done your duty, taken your mother’s estate over the finish line, and then some.

From MarketWatch

That deficit quickly dripped away and Feller was a picture of shock as he realised he had won after his Swiss rival streaked through the finish line in second.

From Barron's