How to Use finale in a Sentence

finale

noun
  • She sung a very difficult song for the finale.
  • New episodes will roll out through to the finale.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Will that change by finale's end?
    — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
  • That felt like kind of a series finale in a weird way.
    — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 6 Feb. 2026
  • If only the same could be said for the finale as a whole.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 4 Feb. 2026
  • So many loose threads with Colton were tied up in this finale.
    — Megan Vick, Variety, 8 Mar. 2025
  • The first two legs take place before finale night.
    — Christopher Kuhagen, jsonline.com, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Last night’s finale took it to a new level.
    — David Remnick, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Both coconut cake and key lime pie make for fine finales.
    — Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2025
  • There is some justice in the finale.
    — Olivia Truffaut-Wong, Vulture, 17 Feb. 2026
  • If that’s the case, none of them were revealed in the finale.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2023
  • Here's what to know about the season finale.
    — David Wysong, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Here's what to know about the season finale.
    — David Wysong, Cincinnati Enquirer, 26 Sep. 2025
  • The finale had a long, intense shootout.
    — Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 26 May 2026
  • That’s how moving this finale is.
    — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2025
  • But then the logic of this finale settled in my gut.
    — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2026
  • The sure-to-be-epic finale will stream May 20.
    — Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026
  • First of all, what happened in that Vladimir finale?
    — Meg Walters, Glamour, 9 Mar. 2026
  • The team has yet to play France in the group stage, which will come in its finale.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2026
  • So the finale menu took me a long time to think about before going to it.
    — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 9 June 2023
  • There is a lot to cover during the finale.
    — Christopher Kuhagen, jsonline.com, 28 Sep. 2025
  • But was there ever talk about doing a bonus finale?
    — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 13 Jan. 2026
  • The series finale is still under lock and key.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Water is sprinkled on our heads and lips, and rice thrown as the finale.
    — Klara Glowczewska, Town & Country, 8 June 2023
  • The season finale wraps nicely, but hints at more to come.
    — Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Sep. 2025
  • The bullpen allowed just one hit with no walks and no runs in the series finale.
    — Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic, 8 Apr. 2023
  • But that wasn’t really the tone of the finale.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 11 May 2026
  • There’s a moment in the finale when Mary sees him and sort of reads him.
    — Max Gao, Variety, 29 Apr. 2026
  • The pair finished as runners-up in the finale episode.
    — Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 30 Mar. 2026
  • In the finale, the girls struggle to say goodbye.
    — Beth Nguyen, Time, 13 Sep. 2025

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