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How to use the word Finishes in a Sentence?

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Absolutely if you have enough last place finishes, that affects ticket sales, but the reason why we got attracted to sports in the first place is because they make a lot of money.

Christopher Zook

Found on CNN
1 year ago

We've had some really tough finishes, it seems like we're right there.

Aroldis Chapman

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Really, where I've seen us grow is our finishes, we've been able to put together 48 minutes and finish those games.

Nate McMillan

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I'm more impressed that I've had as many top-10 finishes as I've had, simply because it is the first event back after a break, and you don't always know how your game is.

Charles Howell III

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

Well, I mean, I think once that's done, as far as I'm concerned, that's pretty much done, my expectation, certainly, is that once Electoral College finishes the process, it's off to next year.

John Thune

Found on CNN
3 years ago

He's the chairman, he finishes.

Eric Swalwell

Found on CNN
4 years ago

If he wins, or finishes strong in Iowa, you will see the national polls flip on a dime. And he doesn't need the national polls to raise money, he needs to win or outperform in Iowa for these other states to matter.

Patrick Murray

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

It will be a real challenge moving forward for the one who doesn't win, or finishes behind the other. It will have a damaging effect.

Jim Demers

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

Egan is in yellow so the main thing is he finishes the job. I haven't seen any GC but for sure he'll have a decent advantage so we fully support him now.

Geraint Thomas

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

I think I played pretty good this year, obviously not had the good finishes yet.

Jonas Blixt

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

Our legislation would guarantee that every special counsel does a report complete with findings and evidence -- and that it be directly disclosed to Congress and the American people, a report would be required whenever a special counsel finishes the investigation, is fired, or resigns, assuring that the results can not be sealed or selectively censored.

Richard Blumenthal

Found on CNN
5 years ago

I am so happy with how these stories ended, every character sort of finishes his or her journey in a really satisfying way. That felt really nice to leave on that note.

Ellie Kemper

Found on CNN
5 years ago

The industry is still under capacity constraints and suffers from not being able to hire as many workers as it would like, in the next two years, residential construction will also pull back slightly once the Fed finishes increasing short-term rates ... reducing the amount of credit going to real estate development.

Andres Carbacho-Burgos

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

I had some good finishes, and I got to play in the final group on Colonial. I haven't been in that situation for a while. I kind of didn't sleep that well Saturday night, but at Travelers I felt a lot better. Then I played great that week all week. I think I'm on the right track to do something great I think.

Danny Lee

Found on Reuters
6 years ago

It's something I've been very transparent about, i am proud to be supporting her career. As soon as she finishes her medical training, I will be 10 minutes back up the road where I grew up.

Jon Ossoff

Found on CNN
7 years ago

When Jose finishes at a club there is a pattern where he falls out with players, gets disgruntled and the team dips, i can't see him staying for too long at United - maybe two or three years seems to be his shelf life at a club - but as long as he brings success United fans won't be unhappy.

Phil Neville

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

We will do well here in New Hampshire and move on to South Carolina, and when this process finishes in what is a very unusual election cycle, I feel very good about our chances to be the nominee.

Only Rubio

Found on CNN
8 years ago

The simple political calculation 'let's leave him for three more years so he finishes burning himself in his own oil' seems very irresponsible to me.

Henry Ramos

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Every caucus we've gone through, a lot of people make their decision up late, so it all depends upon who finishes strong. At this point in the campaign, last time, very few people were predicting [former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum] would win Iowa. And he did.

Terry Branstad

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Got to probably say Cruz has the best ground game at this point in time, every caucus we've gone through, a lot of people make their decision up late, so it all depends upon who finishes strong. At this point in the campaign, last time, very few people were predicting [former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum] would win Iowa. And he did.

Terry Branstad

Found on CNN
8 years ago

If it is just an agreement which finishes in 2030, (and) lacks ambition, it does not solve the problem of the actual gap that we have already seen when we have analyzed the INDCs of 150 countries.

Arias Canete

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

First we want a binding agreement, but we want a deal which is valid for the whole century, we do not want the Paris agreement with commitments ending in 2030 because the Paris agreement cannot be an agreement that starts in 2020 or 2021 and finishes in 2030, like the Kyoto Protocol, which finishes in 2020.

Arias Canete

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Ben Carson is not Ben Carson, if Ben Carson wins here and Ted Cruz finishes second, Ted Cruz is clearly Ted Cruz.

Steve Deace

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Architecture should add to the drama of an event, by doing so, it can encourage repeat usage and positive association with the facility. Architecture can do this in many ways, from large gestures such as the overall design down to the small gestures, like the quality of its finishes.

Jim Heverin

Found on CNN
8 years ago

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