Example Sentences

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The researchers hope manufacturers will refine the design and build it into future washing machines.

From Science Daily • Dec. 22, 2025

Consultations over the next 18 months will refine the assessment criteria.

From Science Magazine • Jun. 21, 2023

He says it should be different in Debussy than Brahms, while at the same time the orchestra will refine connections to German and Austrian traditions of Mozart, Brahms, Richard Strauss, Mahler and Schubert.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 25, 2022

After a public comment period, the Department of Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment will refine the policy, then draft a white paper to send to Parliament.

From Salon • Dec. 25, 2021

It will appear very thick and muddy when newly preſs'd, but will refine in the Veſſel, and be as clear as Wine.

From Acetaria: A Discourse of Sallets by Evelyn, John