polished

Example Sentences

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“He’s barely 17 and getting to the upper 90s. He’s more polished, plus he’s a lefty.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

He is not sitting at a workbench but at a mahogany table polished to a fare-thee-well and reflecting the sitter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Two of those specimens turned out to contain fossilized animals that were nearly impossible to see with the naked eye because the amber pieces were never polished.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026

In just the past four years, the retail price of polished natural diamonds has fallen some 40%.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Theo stood proudly, his brown eyes gleaming like polished gold.

From I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis