Sentence examples for quick finishing from inspiring English sources

And his slider was sharp -- not the sweeping slider he had thrown in the past, but a slider with a quick, finishing bite -- and he struck out Edgardo Alfonzo with it to end the first inning.

QUICK FINISH Only 2,854 cars were built until the company went bankrupt in 1976.

For Blake, it was a quick finish to a farewell tour that had not been difficult to see coming.

He had to go for a quick finish or be doomed to a cuts stoppage in his 73rd fight.

Though it is not crucial, today's game does represent the Nets' last chance for a quick finish.

"We want to contain this crisis and lead it to a quick finish," said the Israeli official, who insisted on anonymity because of the delicate diplomacy involved.

What seemed likely to be a quick finish on the opening morning was beginning to feel like a much longer contest.

But with a split verdict on Super Tuesday and no quick finish in sight, he is struggling to match the enthusiasm and money his rivals have harnessed from grass-roots donors.

He was now in sight of what he wanted: a quick finish, an even quicker chat with the media, then his ice bath and rub down to prepare for Sunday's final.

If the match was still evenly poised – a quick finish to the innings will tilt it to England, another hundred runs to South Africa will send it the other way – these were the sort of interventions that England will need if they are to secure a series win here.

A quick finish was expected when Shaun Murphy resumed 8-1 up on Gerard Greene, but the 2005 champion was detained for two and a half hours before clinching his 10-7 victory with a break of 87 from "the first clear-cut chance I had".