How to Use final draft in a Sentence

final draft

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  • As the final draft of the CRDS has not been published, the full details of the rule are unknown.
    — Jon McGowan, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Almost all of us would rather be alone with our final draft and our Sweetgreen.
    — Anonymous, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 May 2023
  • In response to the complaint for the public records, the city’s attorney sent Rare Earth the final draft of the sale agreement.
    — Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 13 Mar. 2024
  • At a certain point, HBO suggested to bring someone just to spitball the final draft of the series.
    — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2024
  • Apple and the filmmakers were unaware that De Niro hadn’t signed off on the final draft, the insider added.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Every aspect of your writing can be done in Scrivener, from the initial outline to the final draft.
    — Stackcommerce Team, PCMAG, 19 Apr. 2023
  • With the green and gold headed to Sacramento next season, Kurtz headlines the Oakland A’s final draft class.
    — Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 22 July 2024
  • Once all this is ironed out, the final draft is circulated among the White House senior staff and the Cabinet for review.
    — Mary Kate Cary, The Conversation, 8 Feb. 2023
  • The final draft was published online February 16 and the print version a month later.
    — Joel Zinberg, National Review, 26 Jan. 2024
  • Investing Time in Editing Kevin dispels the myth that book writing services end with the final draft.
    — Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Investing Time in Editing Kevin dispels the myth that book writing services end with the final draft.
    — Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 25 June 2024
  • The final draft on view at the museum was mimeographed by the March on Washington press office a few hours before King ascended to the podium.
    — Briana A. Thomas, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Aug. 2023
  • The Kettle Moraine School Board voted to approve the final draft of a policy that would, in part, require parental permission to use a name other than the one they were given at birth.
    — Alec Johnson, Journal Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2024
  • No formal framework has been adopted yet by the carbon removal standard-setting group within the UN, though the note does foreshadow where the final draft may land.
    — Michelle Ma, Bloomberg.com, 4 June 2023
  • Alex Voigt, deputy chief of staff in the mayor’s office, said the final draft that came before the committee was a compromise between some of the changes originally proposed by city staff.
    — Steve Lord, Chicago Tribune, 8 Mar. 2023
  • Negotiators have a long way to go to reach a final draft at the last scheduled conference this November in Busan, South Korea.
    — Lisa Song, ProPublica, 10 May 2024
  • The overstuffed script flashes backwards and forwards, veering off to introduce characters who should have been cut long before the final draft.
    — Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 22 Mar. 2023
  • The insider alleges that multiple versions of the speech had been created, and that both Apple and the filmmakers were unaware that De Niro had not approved the final draft.
    — Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Slogged through note meeting after note meeting, adjusted, rewrote, reimagined and finally turned in a final draft that the producer and the studio loved.
    — Anonymous, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 May 2023
  • Bartlett then subsequently wrote a final draft of his own account that was nearly identical to the unsaved version that Finnerty printed.
    — Shelley Murphy, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Aug. 2023
  • City and park officials will get together to formally present their findings from the final draft of the project’s environmental impact report to the Elk Grove planning commission next week, at 6 p.m. April 4.
    — Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Disagreement and dissent were visible amongst the trustees during the July 29 meeting, with the final draft passing 6-3 — a rare occurrence for a board that frequently votes unanimously.
    — Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Aug. 2024
  • A few years later, following rewrites, the final draft emphasized critical thinking and included multiple points of view.
    — Jill Tucker, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 Mar. 2023
  • After initially proposing a more restrictive policy, Sures said the final draft reflects a better balance between free speech and acknowledging both those who want to make statements and those who oppose them.
    — Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2024
  • All cost estimates were most recently updated in the publication of the final draft environmental impact study in early 2023.
    — Haeven Gibbons, Dallas News, 15 Aug. 2023

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