How to Use finished in a Sentence

finished

adjective
  • We were pleased with the finished product.
  • She says she's finished with that guy.
  • He started his homework two hours ago and he still isn't finished.
  • The job is finally finished.
  • I'll wait here until you're finished.
  • This scandal means that his career is finished.
  • We're finished! I never want to see you again!
  • The egg yolk still shines through the top of the finished dish (right).
    — Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Feb. 2023
  • In truth, the prospect of the finished sculpture leaves me cold.
    — Sophie Haigney, Curbed, 24 Oct. 2021
  • The clients are, of course, thrilled with the finished design.
    — Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 16 May 2024
  • The finished film, the whole thing, took me by surprise.
    — Simon Thompson, Forbes, 9 June 2022
  • But not all the wood from a felled tree ends up in the finished product.
    — Kurt Kleiner, JSTOR Daily, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Top the finished dish with a drizzle of lemon juice, maple syrup, and olive oil.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Feb. 2024
  • The 21-year-old finished 0-for-3 with one walk and one strikeout.
    — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 2 June 2022
  • Shipping the first batch of finished cars is one thing.
    — Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2021
  • Yet balls that made the cut were still not a finished product.
    — Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2021
  • Their finished video will be shown on a big screen in the theater room.
    — Patrick Frater, Variety, 25 July 2022
  • About a quarter of the race voice-overs that show up in the finished episodes are done after the fact.
    — New York Times, 14 July 2022
  • With the quick deadline, Loggins had to wait a while to hear the finished version of the song.
    — Dan Reilly, Vulture, 25 May 2022
  • Trump did not disclose what would be in the finished deal.
    — Francesca Chambers, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2025
  • The box of a puzzle has a picture with the finished product on the cover.
    — Matt Cohen | [email protected], al, 2 Sep. 2023
  • See the finished project, with all the bells and whistles, below.
    — Deanna Kizis, Sunset Magazine, 13 Apr. 2022
  • Just throw it all in the slow-cooker, and come back 4 to 6 hours later to a finished dish.
    — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 28 Oct. 2023
  • For gaming and a movie night, head down to the 2,775-square-foot finished basement.
    — Erin Hayes Burt, Dallas News, 5 May 2023
  • The wait for finished alterations: 4-6 weeks and worth it.
    — Jane Herman, Vogue, 5 Feb. 2024
  • In the lower level, the finished recreation room adds 690 square feet to the home.
    — Karen A. Avitabile, Hartford Courant, 11 Nov. 2022
  • And the family is pleased with the finished design, too.
    — Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 27 Dec. 2023
  • Critics were for the most part unimpressed by the finished film.
    — Clark Collis, EW.com, 20 Sep. 2022
  • The back and front of a finished Legit Kits quilt, with the design’s guidance paper still attached.
    — Megan Sauer ryan Johnston, CNBC, 22 May 2025
  • In the race, Tsunoda crossed the line in tenth after starting from the pit lane, whereas, Colapinto finished in 16th.
    — Lydia Mee, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025

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