polish
verb (used with object)
to make smooth and glossy, especially by rubbing or friction.
had polished
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past perfectof polish.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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She said she had polished the urn daily and "whoever was in there, was loved like they were my own baby."
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2025
The digital performances that big and small houses had polished over the summer could be extended just a bit longer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2021
But figure skating is cruel and often cutthroat, as many competitors were reminded Wednesday, falling and faltering in programs they had polished for months in hopes of peaking at precisely this moment.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 21, 2018
He had polished off a plate of gluten-free pasta and was working his way through the cream filling from a cannoli.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 20, 2017
Next to the sign was a knocker—a lion's head with a brass ring in its mouth, which Victor had polished just that morning.
From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke
