How to Use unfinished business in a Sentence

unfinished business

noun
  • There’s just one last bit of unfinished business to take care of first.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 21 Dec. 2023
  • That’s not to say there isn’t unfinished business at home.
    — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2025
  • So that's an area of unfinished business.
    — Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Time to tend to some unfinished business!
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
  • There was unfinished business back home first.
    — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 15 May 2026
  • Take care of unfinished business and save time, money and grief.
    — Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Hudson said that while the win was great, there’s still some unfinished business left.
    — Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 1 Mar. 2024
  • There is much unfinished business ahead.
    — Laura Washington, Mercury News, 9 June 2026
  • But there was still unfinished business.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 7 June 2026
  • Taking care of the unfinished business holding you back is up to you.
    — Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
  • Once more to the study, where my eye is caught by a pile of unfinished business; letters, proofs, notes, etc.
    — Literary Hub, 3 Mar. 2026
  • But even more than that, Smith has some unfinished business in college.
    — Tim Casey, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
  • The team may try to improve the core around them, but this team has some unfinished business to attend to.
    — Matt Levine, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025
  • But thoughts about unfinished business ahead was in the back of players’ and coaches’ minds.
    — Mike Jones, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Is there any unfinished business?
    — Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 8 May 2026
  • Going off of unfinished business, there’s some with Max too.
    — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 26 Nov. 2025
  • There’s unfinished business in his story about himself, half-notes of rue and might’ve-been.
    — Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 11 May 2025
  • So, there’s some unfinished business.
    — Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 25 Dec. 2025
  • There’s so much unfinished business in those Netflix shows.
    — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
  • Your home and family life may have unfinished business.
    — Usa Today, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026
  • In this episode, Rebecca tries to solve some unfinished business with her mom.
    — Marianne Eloise, Vulture, 10 May 2025
  • In this episode, Rebecca tries to solve some unfinished business with her mom.
    — Marianne Eloise, Vulture, 10 May 2025
  • The stop is a bit of a victory lap, but could also be a reminder of unfinished business.
    — Chris Megerian and Seung Min Kim, BostonGlobe.com, 8 July 2023
  • The lunar eclipse in Libra puts an end to unfinished business.
    — USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2024
  • Both men felt a sense of unfinished business, Vought would later recall.
    — Andy Kroll, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Both men felt a sense of unfinished business, Vought would later recall.
    — Andy Kroll, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Like those in the crowd of tens of thousands that chose to return, there was a sense of unfinished business on this fairground.
    — Olivia Rinaldi, CBS News, 5 Oct. 2024
  • Some experts believe that Trump may see this as unfinished business.
    — NPR, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The Ruler has unfinished business with Brock Lesnar.
    — Darren Cooper, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
  • Your mind isn’t tired—it’s overloaded with unfinished business.
    — Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025

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