Sentence examples for bid finished from inspiring English sources

Last June, the bid finished first in the I.O.C.'s technical evaluation.

Mafaaz, who won a Kentucky Derby qualifying race outside London last month to earn an automatic Derby bid, finished eighth.

The final round of bidding finished last week.

If you've paid a lot for something, it's hard to list for 99p, but I held my nerve until the bids finished 10 days later.

Loubert Alexandre, 45, a Haitian driver, pulled up in front of the auditorium in his taxicab just as the bidding had finished, and learned that his bid of $295,550.99 had made him a winner as well.

Auction items are scarce in that they are unique (only one person can have it), and scarce in time (after the bids are finished, you've lost your chance).

South Africa face Argentina as the defeated semi-finalists bid to finish the Rugby World Cup in third place.

Kansas (6-7) fell short in its bid to finish with its first winning record since 1995, the last time it appeared in a bowl game.

Representative Michele Bachmann of Minnesota abandoned her bid after finishing last in Tuesday's caucuses while Gov. Rick Perry of Texas signaled that he would continue on, and turn his attention to South Carolina despite finishing fifth in Iowa.

Ultimately, were the racing gods not responsible for Spectacular Bid's finishing third behind Coastal and Golden Act? Dutrow believes — no, he is convinced — that Big Brown is invincible.

Top-seeded Gustavo Kuerten hit a roadblock in his bid to finish the year at No. 1, losing to Mark Philippoussis, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (11), yesterday in the semifinals of the Paris Masters.