Sentence examples for needed polishing from inspiring English sources

They needed polishing, he said, almost apologetically.

Mal had already figured out the plot; much of the book only needed polishing.

With that, Mosley went back inside his gym, where his son needed instruction and his legacy needed polishing.

Shardik had taken Adams three years of evening working to finish, until, as he writes in the introduction to this 40th anniversary edition, "at last a point came when the story was complete and only needed polishing.

"Just thought your car windows needed polishing, mister".

I'd sit with him and watch as he disappeared into the back, returning to his desk with a long rifle that needed polishing.

But it needed polish: whipped cream.

Bankers also detect a chance to give their image a badly needed polish.

Service also needed polish: one server was so aloof we felt we were intruding.

And it needed polish.

Service needs polishing.