Example Sentences

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It's 11am and James Blunt is polishing off a pork pie.

From BBC • Oct. 22, 2023

At the Richmond, California, plant of the company Coherent, an assembly line is polishing three 1.5-meter mirrors each month before trimming them into hexagons.

From Science Magazine • Oct. 17, 2023

After launching Windows 11 last fall, Microsoft is polishing it up with the first of many regular “feature updates” the operating system will get during its life span.

From Washington Post • Sep. 20, 2022

Highly crafted children’s wear for Kid Made Modern is one of the numerous projects Todd Oldham’s team is polishing up in his Vesey Street design studio here.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 6, 2017

Justin is polishing off a plate of eggs, sausage, and hash browns.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh