polisher

Example Sentences

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India - cutter and polisher of 90% of the world's rough diamonds - last month asked global miners to stop selling it rough gems for two months to manage accumulated stocks.

From Reuters • Oct. 30, 2023

In “A Grand, Grand Overture,” four gunners were cast as the nemeses of the piece’s star soloists: three vacuum cleaners and a floor polisher.

From New York Times • Nov. 26, 2021

She spent time in the West Midlands working as a tray polisher, and in Kent picking hops.

From BBC • May 1, 2021

He had been a coffin polisher and swimsuit model before a quick rise to movie stardom in the most popular spy franchise of all time.

From Washington Post • Oct. 31, 2020

Lincoln was, by habit, a slow and careful polisher of his speeches.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith