polished

Example Sentences

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Bees, however, often coat their nests with a waxy secretion that creates a waterproof, polished interior.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

Baseball’s rules were standardized by middle-class Manhattan professionals who “squeezed all the wildness of the folk game into their polished diamond,” giving it a sheen of gentility.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

The apps I made looked polished, worked well and were intuitive to use.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

Blume didn’t begin to try to write professionally until she was a married mother of two and some have criticized her work for not being as flowery and polished as others’.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

A fair-haired woman stood at the door, draped in the polished jet and black lace of a mourner.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros