polisher

Example Sentences

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Four years ago, he said, he suffered a stroke and lost the movement of his right arm and therefore his job as a polisher at a metal shop.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2025

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

Other years, he got a cotton-candy machine, a snow-cone maker, a rock polisher — all harnessed to yield products he sold to the neighbors.

From New York Times • Mar. 25, 2023

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