polish
verb (used with object)
to make smooth and glossy, especially by rubbing or friction.
have polished
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present perfectof polish.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Relatives who, when I proudly display the Mandarin I have polished as a reporter in the San Gabriel Valley, pat me on the head like I’m a particularly intelligent talking dog.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2022
Which is an awful shame, because he really needs to: a top-class striker would have polished off a hat-trick within the first 16 minutes at Wembley.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 28, 2018
"I conclude that we have polished him like a mirror, and shout hallelujah when he reflects us to the inch," says his doctor.
From Time ● Aug. 29, 2017
I have polished the pieces with Brasso, but the shine does not last.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 25, 2015
No; it is our Clélia, our Cassandra and Princess of Cleves, that have polished mankind and taught them how to love.
From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 4 by Hamilton Wright Mabie
