finishing touch

Example Sentences

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If you have an extra minute or two, you can add a small finishing touch — something that signals, to you, that you’re done.

From Salon • May 5, 2026

The finishing touch is a velvet-walled private dining room that’s meant to feel like stepping into a home.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Gordon was given too much time by Chelsea's sloppy defence and the winger delivered a pin-point cross that invited a finishing touch.

From Barron's • Dec. 20, 2025

Stafford’s short scoring strike to Adams in the third quarter put the game out of reach, and Kyren Williams’ short touchdown run early in the fourth provided the finishing touch.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 2, 2025

A pair of green suspenders, more decorative than useful, gave the finishing touch, for he was shoeless and there was a twig tucked between the toes of one foot.

From "Tuck Everlasting" by Natalie Babbit