finishing touch

Example Sentences

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If you have an extra minute or two, you can add a small finishing touch — something that signals, to you, that you’re done.

From Salon • May 5, 2026

Now she’s two wins away from putting the finishing touch on what has been a dream Olympics—with a gold medal around her neck.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

Fernando Mendoza and Indiana bullied their way into the history books, toppling Miami 27-21 to put the finishing touch on a rags-to-riches story.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2026

Gordon was given too much time by Chelsea's sloppy defence and the winger delivered a pin-point cross that invited a finishing touch.

From Barron's • Dec. 20, 2025

As a finishing touch, we arranged cotton bolls on the boughs to look like snow, something we had all heard about but never seen.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly