polished
Example Sentences
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There’s Olive, 12, from Charlotte, North Carolina, whose goal is to sell 8,000 boxes and who already possesses the polished ease of someone who understands how to speak to an audience.
From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2026
But his film is so polished, and its imagery so vivid, that you want to look past these deficits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
He may have looked more polished, but he had the same energy that he used to deploy hour after hour on Twitch.
From Slate ● Aug. 7, 2026
"They instantly signal leisure rather than professionalism and can make even the most polished outfit feel underdressed," she says.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
She whetted the knife on a stone and polished it with damp leaves.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
