polish

Example Sentences

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It is a pas de deux of contrasts—roughness and polish, hardness and softness, danger and safety.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

She said she recognised her mother's from her red nail polish.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

“That disconnect risks making the acquisition feel less like brand expansion and more like an effort to polish Shein’s image,” he said.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

This movie exists for two reasons: to make money, and to polish Jackson’s muddied legacy.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026

When I’m not sweeping, I am arranging the shelves and restocking them with shoe polish, shoelaces, and shoe cushions.

From "Betty Before X" by Ilyasah Shabazz and Renée Watson