polish

Example Sentences

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Ortiz says an Arlington police detective called him and asked what fingernail polish Cynthia had been wearing when she disappeared.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

Earlier attempts to solve this problem involved adding conductive materials such as carbon nanotubes or metallic particles to nail polish.

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026

Margaret O’Brien’s miniature “juvenile” Oscar for “Meet Me in St. Louis” was taken by a housekeeper who offered to polish it but never returned.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

And that night at the conference taught me something counterintuitive about professional credibility: among people who already have status, polish is cheap.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

I look down at my chipped nail polish as we pull to a stop at a traffic light.

From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone