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
Fernando Mendoza and Indiana bullied their way into the history books, toppling Miami 27-21 to put the finishing touch on a rags-to-riches story.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 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
The finishing touch is the "star" - an outline of a crab with white lights.
From BBC • Dec. 3, 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
