touched up

Example Sentences

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While working in New York’s Oribe salon, he took her hair from brown to its signature multidimensional golden hue, then touched up her roots every other week and refreshed the color four times a year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

The parish priest said the paintings had simply been touched up following recent water damage - but said he did not "understand the fuss" in any case.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026

A makeup artist brushed her cheeks and touched up her blazing red lipstick.

From New York Times • Jan. 19, 2024

In his only start against the Rangers, he was touched up for seven runs in 2 1/3 innings at Globe Life Field on June 4.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 22, 2023

“Perhaps. We actually had a lot of photos. Had them all touched up and hung in the old sanctuary right after we converted it to a community center.”

From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson