polish off

Example Sentences

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There is something magical about seeing Ohtani polish off his first inning on the mound, then immediately grab a bat and head to the plate without ever stopping in the dugout.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

“Paradise” is not “about” climate collapse or nuclear weapons or a giant asteroid or an unstoppable virus, or any of the things that typically polish off the world in postapocalyptic fiction.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2025

A disproportionate number not only did not even passively resist but showed themselves eager to lick the polish off Hitler’s jackboots, if necessary.

From Salon • Nov. 1, 2024

Dripping with honey butter and fruity jam, the biscuits are impossible not to polish off.

From New York Times • Dec. 26, 2022

“Come on, Moose,” she says after I polish off a stack of cold pancakes from last night’s supper.

From "Al Capone Does My Shirts" by Gennifer Choldenko