burnish

Example Sentences

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Parents pay thousands of dollars and enlist college counselors to burnish their high-schoolers’ summer portfolios.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

Two drafts contain notes typed in the margins with suggestions that seemed intended to soften the report’s effect and burnish the Fire Department’s image.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 21, 2025

Weyerhaeuser also is selling its forests as a carbon sink to companies seeking to offset their carbon emissions or burnish their green credentials.

From Barron's • Dec. 16, 2025

In truth he won't much mind being attacked by the first minister if it draws attention to the issues he wants to talk about, and lets him burnish his anti-establishment credentials.

From BBC • Dec. 4, 2025

It’s a glorious evening, warm but not too close, the sun starting its lazy descent, shadows lengthening and the light just beginning to burnish the trees with gold.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins