Finish example sentences
Related (13): complete, end, conclude, accomplish, finalize, terminate, close, cease, stop, completion, finale, finishing, finished
"Finish" Example Sentences
Common Phrases
- finish line
- finish strong
- finish up
- finish off
- finish first
- finish last
- can't finish
- finish the job
- finish what you started
- finish by
- finish with
- finish reading
- finish eating
- finish work
- finish school
Examples by Level
A1
- I finish my homework at five o'clock.
- She finish eating her lunch very fast.
- We finish the game when it is dark.
A2
- He didn't finish his coffee because it was too cold.
- I always finish work early on Fridays if I can.
- They finish the project last week and felt really proud.
B1
- Once you finish that report, we can finally have the meeting everyone's been waiting for.
- I hate when people finish your sentences β it makes me feel like they're not really listening.
- She managed to finish the entire book in one sitting, which surprised even her.
B2
- The moment he decided to finish the relationship was the moment she realized she'd seen it coming for months.
- There's something oddly satisfying about finishing a difficult task right before the deadline.
- They'd agreed to finish the renovation by summer, but contractors being contractors, that didn't happen.
C1
- What distinguishes the truly ambitious from the merely busy is their capacity to finish what they start, not their ability to begin.
- She had long since learned that to finish well requires knowing when to let go of perfection.
- The artist's decision to finish the painting in monochrome, rather than color, fundamentally altered its emotional resonance.
C2
- There's a particular exhaustion that comes with finishing something you've poured years into β not relief, exactly, but a kind of hollow completion.
- He'd spent so long preparing to finish the race that crossing the line felt almost anticlimactic, as though the real victory had happened months before.
- The novel's refusal to finish its central conflict left readers either exhilarated or furious, which was precisely the point.
Examples by Scenario
π Everyday Life
- My kid won't finish her vegetables, so now we're stuck in the usual dinner standoff.
- I finish my morning coffee and realize I've been scrolling my phone for twenty minutes without noticing.
- The neighbors finish their renovations at seven every night, right when I'm trying to relax.
πΌ Workplace
- Can you finish that email before the meeting, or should I handle it?
- My coworker always manages to finish her tasks early and then spends the rest of the day helping everyone else.
- We need to finish the presentation by Thursday, but honestly, it's not looking great.
π Business
- The client wants to finish negotiations by end of quarter, which gives us very little room to maneuver.
- Our competitors finish their product launches faster than we do, and it's starting to show in the market.
- To finish strong in this fiscal year, we'll need to cut costs without sacrificing quality.
π Buying / Shopping
- I came in for one thing and somehow managed to finish my entire budget in thirty minutes.
- This paint color looks nothing like the sample once I finish painting the whole wall.
- Should I finish the sale and buy both pairs, or just stick with one?
βοΈ Travel
- We wanted to finish our trip in Paris, but the flight got cancelled and we ended up in Brussels instead.
- Traveling with kids means you rarely finish a meal without someone needing something.
- The tour guide said we'd finish the hike by noon, but that was clearly optimistic.
π Education
- Students who finish their assignments early can work on the extension project I've prepared.
- My son is determined to finish his degree in three years instead of four.
- The teacher gave us until Friday to finish the essay, but I'm already done.
β€οΈ Relationships
- We both knew it was over, but neither of us wanted to be the one to finish the conversation.
- He said he loved me, and I realized I couldn't finish the sentence back β that's when I knew.
- We finish each other's sentences sometimes, and it used to feel romantic until it started feeling suffocating.
π° News / Politics
- The senator's campaign failed to finish strong, losing ground in the final weeks before the election.
- Activists are pushing the government to finish implementing the climate agreement by next year.
- The investigation took three years to finish, and the findings shocked almost no one.
π» Technology
- The app crashed right before I could finish uploading my photos, so I lost everything.
- AI models still struggle to finish a coherent paragraph without contradicting themselves.
- I set a timer to finish scrolling social media, but somehow I always exceed it.
π Formal Writing
- The research team was unable to finish the study within the allocated budget and timeline.
- Regulations require manufacturers to finish all safety testing before product launch.
- The committee will finish its review of the proposal by the end of the fiscal quarter.