Sentence examples for becoming a finalist from inspiring English sources

He went on to become a classically trained musician, winning the American Guild of Organists' New York City chapter competition three times and twice becoming a finalist in the national competition.

After becoming a finalist for the Ferguson job, Moss said he has skills to help heal the Missouri city.

To have been considered for nomination for this award, much more becoming a finalist, could not have been further from my thoughts five or six months ago.

After starting for three years at Idaho and becoming a finalist for the Nancy Lieberman Award as the nation's top collegiate point guard, she transferred to Utah, seeking a new challenge and hoping to play in the N.C.A.A. tournament.

A benefit of becoming a finalist is that, not only do you get fee waivers from all partner schools that you decide to apply to, but your application is forwarded to those that you choose, allowing you to slip in more essays, which could provide a better picture of what kind of a person you are.

When I asked him about it, though, he had a good answer: since becoming a finalist, he'd turned down the job.

Quarterback Dwayne Haskins had a spectacular season, becoming a Heisman Trophy finalist in his first year as the starter.

The Sharks have their own battle-tested goaltender in Antti Niemi, who captured the Stanley Cup with Chicago in 2010, went to the conference finals with San Jose in 2011 and tied for the N.H.L. lead in victories en route to becoming a Vezina Trophy finalist this season.

Still, she stunned everyone on her way to becoming an unseeded finalist.

After becoming a 2011 MassChallenge finalist and graduating from TechStars Boston, Libboo shifted gears earlier this year, moving away from crowdsourced, team publishing to discovery.

About one year after launching and becoming a TechCrunch Disrupt finalist, apartment rental startup Zumper is expanding beyond New York City, San Francisco and Chicago and is going national.