finish line
noun
a line marking the end of a race.
finish lines
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pluralof finish line.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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She has also crossed finish lines with Athena cheering her on.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
More than a third didn't manage it, and many of those who did were a physical and mental wreck by the time they staggered over one of the most iconic finish lines in sport.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2023
“This is huge for getting kids into our institutions and across the finish lines and connecting learning to employability,” one of the regents, Nolan Perez, said during the Feb. 23 meeting.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 5, 2022
The field was cut by about 40% to around 30,000 runners, with efforts made to maintain distance between competitors near the start and finish lines.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 7, 2021
Copilot is similar to the autocomplete tools found in Gmail, offering suggestions on how to finish lines of code as users type them out.
From The Verge ● Aug. 10, 2021
