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Example sentences for: polishing

How can you use “polishing” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

Before WWII, Amsterdam was a major center for the buying and polishing of diamonds.
Behind the scenes — but you may be invited for a visit — fathers pass on their skills to their sons, while the women do the polishing or painting.
Hotshot bankers have moved in to handle the new wealth, polishing up but not eclipsing the frontier image.
Tyler's manifesto calls for an end to consumerism ("Things you own end up owning you"), and since society is going down ("Martha Stewart is polishing brass on the Titanic "), the only creative outlet left is annihilation.