touched up

Example Sentences

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The photos, however, had clearly been touched up to make the house, located just a few miles from the Kia Forum and SoFi Stadium, look better than it actually was.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

Some touched up their makeup during a lunch break before returning to the courtroom to see him again.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 9, 2025

In his only start against the Rangers, he was touched up for seven runs in 2 1/3 innings at Globe Life Field on June 4.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 22, 2023

The prime minister also touched up the "unimaginable crisis" caused by natural calamities in several states this year.

From BBC • Aug. 15, 2023

Their long pink tongues touched up every berry from her hands, eagerly flicking them from her fingers as fast as she could pick.

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich