Example Sentences

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By then, it will have finished paying for its restructuring and the full benefit of its recent cost-cutting will finally show up in the bank account, RBC says.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

The first meeting of the new Dáil is on 18 December but it is unlikely coalition negotiations will have finished by then.

From BBC • Nov. 28, 2024

Phil, and he will have finished 17 seasons when his contract ends in 2026.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2024

Assuming he doesn’t play in Saturday’s preseason finale against the Cincinnati Bengals, Howell will have finished the preseason with a 122 passer rating, a 75.7% completion percentage and 265 passing yards for three touchdowns.

From Washington Times • Aug. 22, 2023

Let no man who builds a house or writes a book presume to say when he will have finished.

From Historical Essays by Rhodes, James Ford