- present participle of polish.
polishing
Example Sentences
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"I was a gardener, a handyman, doing newspaper rounds at the beginning, also polishing floors in a pub," Dambrauskas said.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
And the idea of polishing silver, however seductive the results, was realistically never going to be part of any household routine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
Under this law, employers are required to take steps to protect workers, such as providing protective respirators and using water to suppress dust, when employees are cutting, grinding or polishing slabs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
When it offered him half a song, he said, “Good enough” — without even bothering to run it through a few rounds of polishing.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026
When boys came over, Kaprice and her stepsister would be sitting at a table with brush, rod, and cloth, expertly taking the guns apart, spinning the barrels, polishing the grips.
From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater
