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Example sentences for: finalist

How can you use “finalist” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

He is also a finalist for the upcoming Inc.
The NYT and WP report that the Boston Globe (which is owned by the NYT ) has asked for the resignation of a columnist, Patricia Smith, a Pulitzer finalist last year, because a routine internal review determined that she had fabricated people and quotations in four of her columns this year.
Positive reviews for Newsweek critic Gates' first story collection (after two novels, including the Pulitzer Prize finalist Jernigan ). Publishers Weekly calls it "Gates' best so far."
News ). Once you're a finalist representing a theme, the trick is to elevate your theme.