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

Mookie Betts stepped on second and fired the ball to first to put the finishing touch on what might have been the greatest Game 7 ever played, four hours and seven minutes after it began.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025

As a finishing touch, she writes a catchphrase: “Fun for kids! Fun for you!”

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller