to a finish
Example Sentences
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The statement added: "The pitch invasion caused a chaotic end and nobody seemed to know whether or not the match had been brought to a finish."
From BBC • May 18, 2026
Toward the end, working from outlines or less, they rushed to a finish and let visual spectacle overshadow the once-vivid characters.
From New York Times • Mar. 20, 2024
“They’re just constantly running to a finish line that’s never there. It’s constantly out of their reach.”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2023
“But how to get to a finish line with integrity and to be able to look back and be proud of everything that came before, and unfortunately that’s increasingly rare.”
From Seattle Times • Apr. 18, 2023
Otherwise everyone would have wanted it to go to a finish.
From "The Old Man and The Sea" by Ernest Hemingway
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