How to Use grand finale in a Sentence

grand finale

noun
  • All of the performers came on stage for the opera's grand finale.
  • But here comes the grand finale.
    — Jayson Stark, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2026
  • With that said, this is the grand finale.
    — Miami Herald, 27 Dec. 2025
  • And is there going to be a grand finale?
    — Bryan West, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The grand finale is where guests come face to face with Xanathar.
    — Simon Thompson, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
  • The flight up to this point was just a prelude to the grand finale.
    — Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 6 June 2024
  • But there are ways to boost the end of your meal into a grand finale.
    — Washington Post, 13 Dec. 2019
  • Stranger Things fans will have to wait a while longer for their grand finale.
    — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2023
  • The dancers’ wardrobes and the drama of the grand finale knocked the wind out of me.
    — Lindsay Talbot, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2018
  • As for what exactly will go down in the grand finale?
    — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Dec. 2025
  • The puppet show in the main theater draws to a close with a grand finale.
    — Jonaki Mehta, NPR, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Stomps of the feet and three sharp claps lend a rhythmic pulse to this, the evening’s grand finale.
    — Lauren Warnecke, chicagotribune.com, 13 Oct. 2017
  • So there are those kind of grand finale reflections.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 9 Aug. 2025
  • Proving how deep the talent pool is, the surfer dude isn’t even the grand finale.
    — David Dickstein, Orange County Register, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Welsh said the hope is for a grand finale to be held in-person at the end of the six-week process.
    — Pat Stoetzer, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 21 Sep. 2020
  • League events are held there twice a month, with the season's grand finale set for May.
    — Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2024
  • With that, the game has its grand finale all set up, with two players ready to kill each other.
    — Quinci Legardye, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2021
  • Well, The Voice is not playing around with their grand finale event.
    — Maggie Fremont, EW.com, 15 Dec. 2021
  • That takes care of the shampooing routine, now for the grand finale.
    — Leah Prinzivalli, Allure, 3 June 2025
  • The grand finale was a massive fireworks display seen across the city.
    — CNN Money, 7 June 2026
  • The women were given the warmup slot, while the men were treated as the grand finale.
    — Haley Rosen, Sportico.com, 4 Mar. 2026
  • In fact, day 25 comes with seven beauty finds for the grand finale.
    — Melanie Fincher, Southern Living, 23 Oct. 2023
  • Be sure to end with one of these Valentine's Day treats for the grand finale.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 1 Feb. 2024
  • And, the star of the show, Santa Claus, rides on the grand finale float.
    — Erica Lamberg, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Sunday night was meant to be the grand finale at Moody, but high winds had other plans.
    — Walaa Elsiddig, Billboard, 26 Mar. 2026
  • The sun shone bright, lighting the leaves all around them in a grand finale of orange and red and yellow.
    — Leah Sottile, Outside Online, 5 July 2016
  • This change also fits in with the grand finale of Netflix's mystery hit.
    — Lina-Marie Baatz, Glamour, 19 Jan. 2026
  • This marks the grand finale of Longoria's time in Cannes.
    — Meg Walters, InStyle, 24 May 2026
  • Even that grand finale could prove trivial in the long term compared to the game’s major injuries.
    — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025
  • The biggest event was the year’s grand finale, the World Cup in Qatar.
    — Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 29 Dec. 2022

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