finessing
Example Sentences
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Your idea is pretty special, but perhaps needs a little finessing.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
And there are some feelings about this show’s return that no amount of script finessing can alter.
From Salon ● Sep. 10, 2026
They’ve tested concepts on stage that haven’t worked; sometimes comedians themselves have realized their act needs more finessing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 15, 2025
With enough time and imagination, kickers and equipment managers are capable of finessing footballs in ways that make them soar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025
The truth is, Pope practised on this, as on other occasions, a little finessing, which is the chief foible in his character.
From Biographical Essays by Thomas De Quincey
