was finishing
- past progressive of finish.
Example Sentences
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The NBA was finishing its season in a so-called bubble in Orlando meant to protect against COVID-19.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 2, 2026
By Thursday, Tkachuk was finishing up a morning skate in Ontario, where he is the captain of Canada’s most boring NHL franchise, the Ottawa Senators.
From Slate ● Feb. 27, 2026
They won the now defunct African Cup Winners' Cup in 2001, but the closest they came to another CAF trophy was finishing 2020-2021 Champions League runners-up.
From Barron's ● Nov. 23, 2025
Just when the demolition was finishing in early 2020, the pandemic hit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025
One day as I was finishing a bowl of canned cherries, I saw a drop of red at the bottom of my bowl that didn’t look one bit like cherry juice.
From "Homesick" by Jean Fritz
