touched up

Example Sentences

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The photos, however, had clearly been touched up to make the house, located just a few miles from the Kia Forum and SoFi Stadium, look better than it actually was.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

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

Do select materials that are durable and can be easily touched up or repaired.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 4, 2023

The prime minister also touched up the "unimaginable crisis" caused by natural calamities in several states this year.

From BBC • Aug. 15, 2023

Ten thousand men working through the night had touched up the paint and staff and planted pansies and laid sod as a thousand scrubwomen washed, waxed, and polished the floors of the great buildings.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson