grandstand finish


noun
  1. a close or exciting ending to a sports match or competition

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How to use grandstand finish in a sentence

  • The caravan came to a halt with a grandstand finish that it would have done you good to witness.

  • I makes a grandstand finish, and then has the nerve to face the audience and do a matinée bend.

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