polished

Example Sentences

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A little bit collegiate and always polished, this shirt is a hero for a reason.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Some listeners find continuity in Arirang's polished and experimental sound co-created by American producers and engineers, but others say this album is too highly produced, missing the raw passion of Dark & Wild.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

For Bennett, the emergence of modern country music in the early 2000s -- with a highly polished, more pop sound and repeated "melodic shapes" -- is key.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Where Fausset’s story was clumsy enough to draw immediate institutional embarrassment, Bernstein’s is polished enough to escape the same reckoning.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

Gaslight bounced off the slick, polished walls of both buildings.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson