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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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
They have polished concrete floors and high, exposed ceilings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2015
I have polished the pieces with Brasso, but the shine does not last.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 25, 2015
A volume would not contain the thrilling story of the trials and triumphs, the struggles and successes, of the dead-and-gone generations whose feet have polished the cool gray flags of the purlieus of the Temple.
From Lippincott's Magazine Of Popular Literature And Science Old Series, Vol. 36—New Series, Vol. 10, July 1885 by Various
