retouches
- present tense form of retouch (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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There are retouches to the original tale, updates to conform to modern sensibilities and a few winking asides to the audience, but the basic recipe of a whodunit spoof is preserved.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2024
Once inside, Hannah retouches her makeup and arranges herself on the couch.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 21, 2015
On Saturday night, after everyone goes to bed, Mom steals into the kitchen under cover of night and rolls the Hostess Ding-Dong away from the door of the Empty Tomb Cake, then retouches the frosting.
From Salon ● Mar. 31, 2013
Following Mass, Francis will remove seals on papal apartments so that crews can do small retouches before the new pope moves in.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 14, 2013
Partial Retouches.—Patching.—For partial retouches and for patching the stopping-out varnish is also used, but in a simpler and more expeditious way.
From A Treatise on Etching by Lalanne, Maxime
