finishing touch
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If you have an extra minute or two, you can add a small finishing touch — something that signals, to you, that you’re done.
From Salon ● May 5, 2026
The finishing touch is a velvet-walled private dining room that’s meant to feel like stepping into a home.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026
But after managing 14 in their past two matches - including a 9-1 League Cup win at Liverpool in December - Chelsea seem to have rediscovered their finishing touch.
From BBC ● Jan. 11, 2026
Gordon was given too much time by Chelsea's sloppy defence and the winger delivered a pin-point cross that invited a finishing touch.
From Barron's ● Dec. 20, 2025
As a kind of finishing touch, Liyana blurted, “I have hope for the peace, do you?”
From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye
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