Sentences with phrase «stumble across the finish line»

Republicans in Gardiner thought they had a shot at unseating incumbent Tracey Bartels after she stumbled across the finish line two years ago.

Six hours and thirty minutes later, I stumbled across the finish line after one of the most painful and uncomfortable races of my life, complete with gastrointestinal distress, vomiting, the inability to «keep food down», and most importantly, that distinct frustration that accompanies these problems and is the bane of marathoners, cyclists, triathletes and anyone else who needs to simultaneously eat and perform.

... but for amino acids, almonds merely stumble across the finish line.

Such a chimera, however, carries with it the burden of some late sentimentality and The In - Laws, for all the energy of its first two - thirds, stumbles across the finish line at the end, trailing some redemptive falderal about being a good father like a drag anchor.

Renzi definitely stumbles across the finish line here, but not before helping Gere create an unforgettably charming and fascinatingly flawed character.