How to Use completion in a Sentence

completion

noun
  • He will receive his degree upon completion of his studies.
  • The quarterback has 11 completions in 20 attempts for 80 yards.
  • The 17-yard completion was the longest play of what proved to be a drive for the ages.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2024
  • The project is scheduled for completion by the end of this year.
    Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 15 Aug. 2023
  • The project is slated for completion near the end of the summer.
    Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel, 12 May 2023
  • Looks like the repairs in Turn 1 are close to completion.
    Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 3 Mar. 2024
  • Asante Samuel allowed a 41-yard completion on the game’s first play, and got away with it.
    Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Oct. 2023
  • Just five plants have been blocked, and more than 100 are still scheduled for completion soon.
    David Gelles, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2023
  • To begin the drive, Moore ran a simple curl route where Fields put it right on his chest for a completion.
    Scott Thompson, Fox News, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Mann said the restaurant component has slowed some of the completion of the resort.
    The Arizona Republic, 30 Mar. 2024
  • Twenty percent of the changes were slated for completion next year and in 2025.
    Laura Crimaldi, BostonGlobe.com, 5 June 2023
  • The completion of Panther Island is still a ways off, but the design process for its three flood gates is open.
    Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Feb. 2024
  • That’s the forte of the modern mobile app, after all: easing the completion of a discrete task.
    Michael Owen, The Atlantic, 23 June 2023
  • In 2021, the median time between a rape offense and the completion of a trial reached more than two and a half years.
    Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
  • The timeline for completion, however, still seems to be somewhat up in the air.
    Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Ashford has three passing yards and a 33% completion rate on nine throws.
    Matt Cohen | McOhen@al.com, al, 16 Sep. 2023
  • Do the topics and themes on the album still resonate for you four years after its completion?
    Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 16 June 2023
  • On the first snap of the game Sunday, the Chargers yielded a 41-yard pass completion, a play that would end up being the longest of the night for either team.
    Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2023
  • Six of his completions during 11-on-11 went to running backs.
    Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2023
  • Friday's four games will send four more teams to the Elite Eight and the leading online sportsbooks will post those odds upon completion of the games.
    Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
  • No completion date has been set and there are no provisions for tenants to return to their units.
    Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2023
  • The majority is expected to be paid at completion of the deal.
    Christian Moess Laursen, WSJ, 16 Jan. 2024
  • Calliope’s car took about three months to go from conception to completion.
    David Chiu, Peoplemag, 25 Jan. 2024
  • The numbers at local schools show alarming drops in completions.
    Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 12 Feb. 2024
  • There is no deadline for completion and the process can typically take months or years.
    Matthew Perrone, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2023
  • But completion defines who wins and who loses in this business.
    Eric Roberson, Billboard, 29 June 2023
  • There is now a lot more completion from many other attractions in San Diego County that were not around 10 years ago.
    Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2024
  • He’s thrown completions with his left hand, his non-dominant hand.
    Sam Joseph, CNN, 10 Feb. 2024
  • To score, the teams have to get the ball across the goal line for six points like non-adaptive football, but point after attempts garner one point for a pass completion and two points for a run.
    Chris Ochsner, Kansas City Star, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Mercedes-Benz has yet to announce a completion date or pricing for the new residences.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 8 Dec. 2023

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