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

They keep a disciplined, grueling schedule, turning out polished, deftly produced episodes 52 weeks a year.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 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

Left with no idea how to wrap itself up, “Undertone” throws every one of those horror tropes under a hydraulic press, shoving them together, hoping that the result will be prettier than just polished garbage.

From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026

The only untoward incident he had was that someone once stepped on his newly polished shoes—on purpose, he said.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady