polished
Example Sentences
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Polished, urbane and preternaturally prepared, Cornwell’s sometimes mischievous demeanor forms a kind of shadow narrative, a fascinating carapace that Morris’s interrogatory arrows fail to fully pierce.
From New York Times • Oct. 19, 2023
Polished and engraved in Munich, using the Nazis favourite Fraktur font, it was delivered to Chur on the eve of World War Two.
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2023
A platinum finish has been swapped with something called “dark Stealth Polished finish.”
From The Verge • Aug. 8, 2022
Polished but forthright in conversation, Lipa cops to a certain self-protective instinct after a few years in the limelight.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2021
Polished sconces every few feet kept it faintly illuminated at all times, and Ekon didn’t have to look at the distinctly black granite walls to know where he was.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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