finishing touch

Example Sentences

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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

There’s often softness, too, ingredients that relax into the pot, and finally, a finishing touch, the small flourish that makes the whole thing feel complete.

From Salon • Feb. 8, 2026

"We lacked the finishing touch but had some clear chances... I think the team showed up well, but in both boxes we weren't quite good enough."

From Barron's • Jan. 17, 2026

But after managing 14 in their past two matches - including a 9-1 League Cup win at Liverpool in December - Chelsea seem to have rediscovered their finishing touch.

From BBC • Jan. 11, 2026

As a finishing touch, we arranged cotton bolls on the boughs to look like snow, something we had all heard about but never seen.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly