How to Use finite in a Sentence

finite

adjective
  • Like sound, light moves at a finite speed.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2025
  • These tools’ field of view is still finite.
    — Marion Renault, The Atlantic, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Again, this makes no sense to the finite mind.
    — Big Think, 25 Nov. 2025
  • The cost is more than time, because time is finite.
    — Scott Brighton, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • What once felt open-ended now feels finite.
    — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 11 Feb. 2026
  • There’s a finite number of slots, and all are up for changes and trades.
    — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 11 Mar. 2020
  • The Warriors have a finite amount of time to make a lot of changes.
    — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The one saving grace is that there’s a finite number of them.
    — New York Times, 19 Jan. 2021
  • Most boy bands have a finite time in the spotlight, said Pearce.
    — Lynda Lin Grigsby, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2025
  • And consumers have finite resources to pay for all these things.
    — Adam Epstein, Quartz, 23 Sep. 2020
  • And there is only a finite amount of space and outlets to get your client in.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 27 May 2022
  • The amount of work to be done (and workers to employ) is not finite.
    — Steve Case, Time, 18 Sep. 2017
  • Infinite sets are not like finite sets at all.
    — Big Think, 25 Nov. 2025
  • There’s a finite amount of oil; the highest bidder wins.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 11 Mar. 2026
  • These were [a mix of] finite state machines and switch controllers.
    — Jacek Krywko, Ars Technica, 1 July 2024
  • Both know their time with the Rangers is finite, but hope their impact is not.
    — Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 23 Mar. 2026
  • This makes sense in an everyday, finite way.
    — Big Think, 25 Nov. 2025
  • Signs have long pointed to a finite run for The Bear.
    — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Yet those sales are of finite benefit.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2026
  • There’s more of a sense of urgency with a finite number of games to win.
    — Mark Gonzales, chicagotribune.com, 5 Sep. 2017
  • And the amount of money the government can spend on health care is finite.
    — Sally C. Pipes, Fortune, 10 July 2018
  • One of the things that makes life beautiful is its finite nature.
    — Angela Dawson, Forbes, 5 May 2021
  • And for the type of gear Russia needs, there are a finite number of sources.
    — Luke McGee, CNN, 14 Sep. 2022
  • Some folks see everything as a finite pie—there’s only so much of it to go around.
    — Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes, 9 Aug. 2022
  • The work is finite, and in time the life of the psyche is resolved and turns back to normal.
    — Mark Edmundson, WSJ, 18 June 2021
  • Even the world’s most beloved wrestler only spends a finite amount of time performing in the ring.
    — Justin Barrasso, SI.com, 10 July 2019
  • Some restaurants are finite expressions of their time and place.
    — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
  • For finite sets, this is intuitive.
    — Quanta Magazine, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Pochettino built a great team on a budget, but the life cycle of any team is finite.
    — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Now, dramas only get finite time and people wait to see it on streamers.
    — Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 3 Jan. 2026

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