Sentence examples for final few metres from inspiring English sources

Kittel broke in the final few metres to pip Andre Greipel over the line, while Cavendish crossed in third having sat up in the final few metres.

Nevertheless Sfard is confident that the case is now in "the final few metres".

"I was just trying to stay on my feet in those final few metres," Taylor said.

Through the final few metres, Njogu jogged easily past a weary-looking Shadrack Kiptoo to cross second.

They were even in silver-medal contention until Fraser-Pryce stormed ahead in the final few metres.

If the moon shot goes smoothly, the probe will swing into lunar orbit, descend on thrusters and then drop the final few metres to the barren surface in the first week of January.

These last few metres must be agony.

The final few hundred metres are lined with cheering people, some wildly ringing Alpine cow bells.

He took the win with an imperious sprint away from his remaining breakaway companion in the final few hundred metres.

He put his arm around Jonny and all but carried him for the final few hundred metres, before pushing him across the line for second place.

Late that night, after 30 hours at sea, the remaining migrants were ordered to swim the final few hundred metres towards Yemen's rugged coast.