polished
Example Sentences
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“I want to become a better version of me. Not the polished version I show the world ... the actual one,” he wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
A green velvet sofa that the actress brought with her from a previous home adds a splash of color to the otherwise polished space.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
But his film is so polished, and its imagery so vivid, that you want to look past these deficits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
The plates are polished, precise, a bit of theater.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026
I place the ‘umeke in Dad’s hands, and he cradles it. I’ve taken fine-grit sandpaper to the outside to make it smooth and polished it with coconut oil so it gleams. “This is really beautiful.”
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
