Word: finished
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...shiny silk breeches and not a shabby imitation. The cracks across a Michaelangelo fresco were so perfectly reproduced by the lines across the facsimile, that, until inspected from a distance of less than six inches, it seemed possible to trace them with an inserted fingernail. In actual finish, the facsimiles are smooth; although they catch and reflect light with the warm lustre of oil paints or the glitter of watercolors they do not reproduce roughnesses of brushwork. But such roughnesses leave tiny shadows against each other; for the eye, this is the only evidence of their presence. These tiny shadows...
...gets into difficulties with another lady furnishes the background for the plot of the play. The action and the humor of the play are centered around "Henrietta," of whom there turn out to be three. On the whole, though the play is not uproarious from start to finish. It is amusing and there is plenty of action and much laughter to be had, especially in the third...
...metre distance, Ritola of Finland appears as a likely champion, the veteran coach stated. With his compatriot, Nurmi, and Eklof of Sweden, Ritola should finish at the head of the field. Pederson of Norway, Kohn of Germany, and Norland of France also have good racing records...
...mind of a millionaire's daughter who has married a multimillionaire's somewhat fragile son; Good Morning, Major, in which J. P. Marquand accentuates a melodramatic moment in the old army game; Meridel Le Sueur's Persephone; Sherwood Anderson's Another Wife; these stories would finish ahead of the field in any literary sweepstakes. All the other stories are good ones...
Eastern tribulations were increased when Stanford edged out a victory over unbeaten Pittsburgh 7-6. Fumbles preceded both touchdowns. Sixty thousand jammed the Pasadena Stadium to watch this Tournament of Roses spectacle write finish to the football season...