How to Use touch-up in a Sentence

touch-up

1 of 2 noun

• Eating to the sway of 135 miles per hour invites a few touch-ups.
  — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 18 July 2023
• With the right color scheme, a paint touch-up can be just the dash of whimsy your kitchen needs.
  — Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor, 28 June 2023
• There’s also a mirror in the compact, so on-the-go touch-ups are easy.
  — Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 13 Dec. 2023
• The sleek folding mirror comes complete with a stand for touch-ups on the go.
  — L.a. Hubilla, Peoplemag, 24 Aug. 2023
• Once your patch is dry and smooth, touch it up with paint using a small brush or paint touch-up tool.
  — Kate McGregor, House Beautiful, 28 June 2023
• Pfeiffer showed off her flawless touch-ups with a selfie taken in the back seat of a car.
  — Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 16 June 2023
• The treatments are scheduled five weeks apart, with free touch-ups at any Milan Laser.
  — Stepfanie Romine, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2024
• Here's how my makeup held up after 14 hours of sweat, sans a single touch-up.
  — Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 7 Sep. 2023
• Then mix touch-up porcelain paint to match the color of the tile as closely as possible.
  — Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 14 Apr. 2023
• The knife also comes with a single-stage sharpener for quick touch-ups on the water.
  — Cosmo Genova, Field & Stream, 3 May 2023
• Perfect for on-the-go cleanings or a quick touch-up after a walk in the park, these wipes will leave your dog's paws looking and smelling fresh.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 4 July 2023
• After all sessions are completed, a client won’t need to come back for touch-ups for three to six years.
  — Desiree Browne, ELLE, 24 Feb. 2023
• Using a makeup brush on her dad's forehead and cheeks, Harper gives David a touch-up to the tune of a Taylor Swift song.
  — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 13 Nov. 2023
• The final color of the patch is affected by the amount of moisture in the touch-up layer that wicks into the background paint.
  — Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2023
• And using them is super easy, too: Simply brush or pat it onto your skin as a quick and easy touch-up.
  — Taylor Lane, womenshealthmag.com, 12 May 2023
• At-home trims and root touch-ups during lockdown—plus a break from regular heat styling—changed the way many viewed hair care.
  — Harper's BAZAAR, 15 Feb. 2023
• Pumpkin painting at Slash Run Does your home or stoop need a seasonal touch-up?
  — Chris Richards, Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2023
• The sweat-proof, smudge-proof formula goes on smoothly and easily, and lasts for up to 24 hours without touch-ups.
  — Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2023
• Schwartz recommends getting your roots done for touch-ups or adding a vibrant gloss all over every four to six weeks.
  — Audrey Noble, Vogue, 1 Apr. 2024
• There's also a handy mirror that comes out and sits upright on a flat surface for on-the-go application and touch-ups.
  — Theresa Holland, Travel + Leisure, 26 Oct. 2023
• How to match paint without a code If cabinets are part of your touch-up project, unscrew a cabinet door.
  — Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 6 Apr. 2023
• Jamie pointed out that all their eye shadow, eye liner and mascara were left intact — sans touch-ups.
  — Jacqueline Saguin, Good Housekeeping, 10 Sep. 2023
• The brush’s protective swivel-cover ensures it can easily be tossed in your bag for those on-the-go touch-ups.
  — Essence, 1 Aug. 2023
• The only difference is switching up the color, which, in turn, gives the entire look a spiffy seasonal touch-up.
  — Alyssa Grabinski, Peoplemag, 18 Apr. 2024
• The versatile bag is perfect for holding your wallet, phone, and lipstick for touch-ups.
  — Wendy Vazquez, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2023
• This board is easy to whip out and pop up on your kitchen table, counter, or dresser top for touch-ups and is great for small spaces or as a secondary ironing board.
  — Tanya Edwards, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 June 2023
• And this natural blend serves to help the color last longer as your hair grows, meaning fewer visits to the salon for color touch-ups.
  — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 13 Dec. 2023
• The durable canvas is also ideal for travel, making cleaning and touch-ups easy.
  — Kristina Rutkowski, Harper's BAZAAR, 30 July 2023
• Auburns and reds are notoriously tricky in terms of upkeep and require touch-ups every six to eight weeks.
  — Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 3 July 2023
• Keep extra sprinkles on hand for any necessary touch-ups.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 10 Nov. 2023

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touch up

2 of 2 verb

• To top it all off, the paint throughout the home must be touched up.
  — Derrick Bryson Taylor, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2023
• Install more screws to hold the posts to the 4 x 4s, then fill the holes over the screw heads and touch up the paint.
  — Neal Barrett, Popular Mechanics, 15 May 2021
• Tracey came back in to touch up my makeup, my lips, my hair ....
  — Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2023
• Use a small paintbrush to touch up any spots where the paint dripped or bled through the stencil.
  — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Aug. 2021
• Japonesque's Brow Razor, which is very small and perfect for a quick touch up.
  — Lauren Tappan, Town & Country, 3 Aug. 2022
• But police said the substance is believed to have been line paint that is used on the field to touch up bases.
  — Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 28 Apr. 2022
• Resist the temptation to go back to touch up bare spots; leave those for the second coat.
  — Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2022
• If needed, touch up the edges with the existing wall color for a crisp, clean line.
  — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
• Keeping the walls white makes the room feel brighter and allows the couple to easily touch up any scuffs.
  — Catherine Hong, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Aug. 2023
• Beauty-wise, Lopez pulled her brunette hair back into a tight, high bun and touched up her lips in a glossy pink hue.
  — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 5 July 2023
• No one has ever come to me and said their artwork was peeling or chipping and asked me to do a touch up.
  — Megan Leonhardt, Fortune, 11 Mar. 2023
• Then, about two weeks ago Cunningham touched up the regrowth.
  — Andrea Lavinthal, Peoplemag, 10 Aug. 2023
• In the beginning of the video, a glam squad touched up Carey's makeup and hair and, seconds later, Carey started to sing the tune.
  — Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 17 Sep. 2023
• This three-blade foil razor hugs your curves, and the pop-up trimmer will touch up any stray hairs around your armpits and bikini area.
  — Kristin Corpuz, Women's Health, 29 Mar. 2023
• The bathrooms even have on-hand makeup artists ready to touch up your lipstick or refresh your face.
  — Sophie Dweck, Town & Country, 12 May 2022
• No one was there to touch up their makeup, fix their hair, move a light, adjust their mic or straighten their wardrobe.
  — Nancy Meyers, New York Times, 25 Sep. 2020
• Why shouldn’t the royal family want to touch up an image?
  — Karla Adam, Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2024
• Among the helpful pointers Slocum gave her, Van Handel said, was to set aside the last day of recording just for patches, to touch up spots.
  — Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 25 Jan. 2023
• Just beyond, there is a full-on beauty salon for, say, your on-call glam squad to touch up your hair highlights.
  — Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor, 28 Mar. 2023
• Bences and three other performers change clothes, put on wigs and touch up their makeup.
  — Dallas News, 5 Dec. 2022
• His ability to create turnovers and clean up loose pucks down low gives the Bruins more scoring touch up front.
  — Conor Ryan, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Feb. 2023
• Plus, the trimmer even comes with a detail trimmer and shaving attachment to help touch up your beard and hair line.
  — Camryn Rabideau, USA TODAY, 8 Oct. 2020
• In the middle of the show, right after Monroe leaves the stage and just before her glam squad arrives onstage for a touch up, Carey spies a puddle on the floor.
  — Jason Sheeler, Peoplemag, 4 Dec. 2023
• The online donations helped Velazquez touch up the mural and paint over the vandalism last week.
  — Dallas News, 14 July 2021
• Attendees could have lashes applied or blush touched up or hair braided and waved… and then much more.
  — Brennan Kilbane, Allure, 23 Oct. 2023
• But Battaglia does believe there are inherent constraints for any studio asked to touch up old code for state-of-the-art hardware.
  — WIRED, 3 Sep. 2022
• Women sit in their studio chairs, touching up their make-up one last time before strutting off to dance.
  — By Chloe Herring, Brooke Henderson and Samantha J. Gross, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
• If necessary, touch up any uneven spots with a small paintbrush.
  — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Aug. 2022
• Chicago stops to touch up her aunt's lips one more time before finishing her off with some face powder.
  — Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 27 Sep. 2022
• Arriola let Flores use his first clippers to touch up hair of the regulars.
  — Vincent T. Davis, San Antonio Express-News, 25 July 2022

Last Updated: 27 Jun 2024