Example Sentences

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Vemic says Andreescu has been playing "even more aggressive than before" and has been finishing points more at the net.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

One of the issues for Pitt this season has been finishing drives.

From Washington Times • Oct. 1, 2020

Harrison is the world record holder, and she has been finishing second most of the year to Danielle Williams of Jamaica.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 6, 2019

Pope Francis has been finishing a coffee break with the bishops from around the world gathered for the Extraordinary Synod of the Bishops on the Family.

From Time • Oct. 10, 2014

Winifred has been finishing her story," said Lulu, "and I've been making a bureau cover for the fair.

From The Children of the Top Floor by Rhoades, Nina