polishing
Example Sentences
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“I think he deserves all the praise and deserves to be with us,” said national team coach Mauricio Pochettino, who’s not exactly known for polishing the egos of shiny prospects.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
"I was a gardener, a handyman, doing newspaper rounds at the beginning, also polishing floors in a pub," Dambrauskas said.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
When it offered him half a song, he said, “Good enough” — without even bothering to run it through a few rounds of polishing.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026
If you want her to pay for the French polishing, you have an extra incentive to reopen this line of communication — and the wound.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 2026
Then, with feedback in hand, I revise each chapter twice more before circling back and giving the entire book at least two complete passes of polishing.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
