refinish

Example Sentences

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I lifted several doors off their hinges in our house last month to refinish the hardware and hang them straighter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

She had just purchased a used chest of drawers she wanted to refinish.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 28, 2023

Methylene chloride is a solvent often used to refinish bathtubs and other surfaces, and to make pharmaceuticals and refrigerants.

From Washington Post • Apr. 20, 2023

Mr Coggin and his colleagues can also repaint legwork on desks or cut them down to a smaller size and refinish them.

From BBC • Nov. 24, 2022

He noticed the peeling paint on the shutters that his dad had repainted just last year, and the brown stain on the driveway where his mom had tried to refinish an old table.

From "Eleven" by Tom Rogers