winning post
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of winning post
First recorded in 1810–20
Example Sentences
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At Cheltenham, the 10-year-old Many Clouds shocked Thistlecrack to win the Cotswold Chase by a head before falling after the winning post.
From New York Times ● Jan. 28, 2017
And the winning post is the organ bank.
From Economist ● Feb. 4, 2016
The first inkling I had that something might be wrong was when fellow jockey Dean Gallagher came up to me just past the winning post to say that he thought the race was off.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 4, 2013
In his state-by-state battle with Republican Mitt Romney, Mr Obama has so far won 303 electoral college votes to Mr Romney's 206, past the 270-vote winning post.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2012
"Tearaway will make a hack of him before the winning post is reached," said Fred.
From Fast as the Wind A Novel by Nat Gould
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