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finish line

noun

  1. a line marking the end of a race.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of finish line1

First recorded in 1895–1900

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Example Sentences

In 2008 and 2012, Huckabee and Santorum, respectively won the Iowa Caucus, but did not make it to the finish line.

Given how little time they had to whip this project to the finish line, they accomplished a lot.

Five months later, de Blasio won the primary and then trotted through the finish line.

It took another 55 years or so for the suffragists to push their right to vote over the finish line.

On its own, cross-country ski racing requires incredible endurance; competitors often collapse when they cross the finish line.

We were nearing the finish line, and we were pretty well worked up––the awful squalls were swooping down and burying us.

Barclay ran across the track with one end of the tape,—the finish line; Mr. Randolph held the other.

Then—Bert reached down, and with the finish line but a short hundred yards ahead, opened wide the air shutter on the carburetor.

So near were they to the finish line now that the calls of the class cheerers came clearly through the cold, crisp air.

Tapwater crossed the finish line nine lengths ahead, setting a new track record.

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