polish off
Example Sentences
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Khachanov fought back after going a break down early in the second set and forced a tie-break, saving set point with a magnificent backhand to polish off a 22-shot rally.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
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
Night after night, she sat at her desk, hoping to polish off some quick, noncommittal little speech.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
