polisher

Example Sentences

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That was so Xander - golf’s nearly man - the guy who would please his bank manager but leave his silverware polisher unemployed.

From BBC • May 20, 2024

India - cutter and polisher of 90% of the world's rough diamonds - last month asked global miners to stop selling it rough gems for two months to manage accumulated stocks.

From Reuters • Oct. 30, 2023

In “A Grand, Grand Overture,” four gunners were cast as the nemeses of the piece’s star soloists: three vacuum cleaners and a floor polisher.

From New York Times • Nov. 26, 2021

As a veteran, he gained entry to a vocational program in Edinburgh and trained to be a furniture polisher.

From Washington Post • Oct. 31, 2020

Lincoln was, by habit, a slow and careful polisher of his speeches.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith