finishing touch
Example Sentences
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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
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
Freddie Freeman slammed a walk-off homer to lead off the bottom of the 18th, putting the finishing touch on one of the weirdest, wackiest, most mind-numbing contests ever staged in the Fall Classic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2025
As a kind of finishing touch, Liyana blurted, “I have hope for the peace, do you?”
From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye
