How to Use retouch in a Sentence

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• The photo had been retouched to remove the wrinkles around his eyes.
• Most people just want to fiddle with the contrast and retouch the photo a bit.
  — Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 28 Apr. 2017
• There isn’t a 12-year-old that doesn’t know how to take a great selfie and how to retouch it perfectly.
  — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2019
• Over time, some of the glass models have been retouched and repaired, but the flowers are largely the same as when first displayed.
  — Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2019
• But what the Yankees didn’t recognize was that Judge failed to retouch second base on his way back to first.
  — Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2017
• The trio are the newest models for clothing brand Aerie, and none of their ad campaign photos will be retouched.
  — Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE.com, 25 Jan. 2018
• Almost all of the original artists from last year returned to retouch the mural.
  — Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 18 June 2021
• These photos were shot around the same time; one obviously retouched and the other not.
  — Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE.com, 31 Jan. 2018
• Dibbits said the painting has been retouched many other times in the past and that the later additions are starting to fade.
  — Mike Corder, The Seattle Times, 16 Oct. 2018
• De la Cruz has no plans to retouch the mural, which will be affected over time due to its proximity to the ocean.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 July 2021
• The images that haven't been retouched will include an Olay skin promise logo.
  — Sarah Brookbank, Cincinnati.com, 20 Feb. 2020
• Sure, fans and followers still flipped out, but some commenters were concerned Lopez had retouched her abs in the image.
  — Andrea Park, SELF, 26 June 2017
• Houston then appealed that Judge missed retouching second on his way back to first.
  — USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2017
• But my dream is for all images to have a little asterisk next to them with a caption that reads, this photo has been retouched.
  — Mariano Vivanco; Fashion Editor: Joanna Hillman, Harper's BAZAAR, 11 Apr. 2018
• Markle confesses that one of her photoshoot pet peeves is when the freckles that dot her nose are retouched and airbrushed away.
  — Diana Pearl, PEOPLE.com, 5 Sep. 2017
• Fans praised Khloé in the comments not just for her strong physique but for seemingly not retouching her series of photos.
  — Hannah Oh, Seventeen, 15 Feb. 2023
• Like with this picture, this is actually a campaign shot and it was retouched.
  — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 6 Mar. 2020
• During a time of airbrushing, he was known for his strong stance against retouching photos.
  — Lauren Alexis Fisher, Harper's BAZAAR, 4 Sep. 2019
• Stalin was known to retouch photos and cut out images of his enemies.
  — Fortune, 3 Dec. 2021
• The actress shared her and Mendes’ retouched images on her Instagram Story.
  — refinery29.com, 9 Mar. 2018
• If the point of the selfie is to proudly share our beauty with others, then aren't retouching apps like this counteracting that very point?
  — Lauren Alexis Fisher, Harper's BAZAAR, 23 July 2014
• Avery says two of these photos were taken by a camera and the rest were AI-generated, then retouched.
  — Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 21 Feb. 2023
• Their work will continue tomorrow when the photos will be selected and retouched at the studio, and the video will be edited.
  — Tacita Vero’, Slate Magazine, 9 Jan. 2017
• Subsequent phases will see the hotel rooms retooled and its ballroom and foyer retouched before the work wraps up in April.
  — Joe Rubino, The Denver Post, 27 Aug. 2019
• The plan is to end all retouching in Olay’s advertising by the end of 2020 in all media — print, digital and TV included.
  — Sarah Brookbank, Cincinnati.com, 20 Feb. 2020
• On top of that, stars are now showing original and retouched photos side by side on their social media to protest these pressures.
  — Mary Wang, Vogue, 15 Sep. 2017
• Deciding if a runner failed to retouch his base after a ball is legally caught before he or his base is tagged by a fielder at all bases.
  — Ron Higgins, NOLA.com, 16 Mar. 2018
• The brand has pledged to ban retouching from its advertisements entirely, and to include models of all ages, shapes, and skin types in its campaigns.
  — Leah Prinzivalli, Allure, 16 Aug. 2018
• Some celebs have been called out for retouching their images on social media, while others have criticized the use of filters and apps, creating a stigma around altering your appearance.
  — Madison Werner, Glamour, 20 June 2023
• Two decades ago, Curtis famously posed in black lingerie and no makeup, with zilch retouching of her cellulite, crow’s feet and other mortal imperfections, instantly becoming a girlfriend to us all.
  — Karen Heller, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2023

Last Updated: 17 Jul 2024