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

"We lacked the finishing touch but had some clear chances... I think the team showed up well, but in both boxes we weren't quite good enough."

From Barron's • Jan. 17, 2026

The finishing touch is the "star" - an outline of a crab with white lights.

From BBC • Dec. 3, 2025

The Eastern League champions applied the finishing touch on Jauregui’s 12-yard run with 2:03 left.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2025

Or were the lesions merely a finishing touch on being pretty?

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld