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
• Grab both the travel-size and full-size versions to keep one at home and one in your handbag for touch-ups.
  — Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 24 Sep. 2024
• 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
• What’s the difference between a root touch-up and at-home hair color?
  — Jenny Berg, Vogue, 27 July 2024
• Here's how my makeup held up after 14 hours of sweat, sans a single touch-up.
  — Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 7 Sep. 2023
• This lightweight and buildable product brings a smooth touch to your skin and is perfect for touch-ups.
  — Mia Meltzer, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2024
• 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 compact stick format is also ideal for on-the-go touch-ups of all calibers.
  — Lauren Dana Ellman, Allure, 1 Aug. 2024
• 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
• Justine Marjan, stylist for Gwen Stefani, signs off on root touch-ups.
  — Jenny Berg, Vogue, 27 July 2024
• Pumpkin painting at Slash Run Does your home or stoop need a seasonal touch-up?
  — Chris Richards, Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2023
• Dressed to the nines in a tuxedo and top hat, the athlete did Swift's faux touch-up during the segment, dusting his girlfriend's face with powder as the crowd cheered.
  — Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 25 June 2024
• 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
• Root touch-ups are often for covering gray hair that has newly grown out.
  — Dory Zayas, Parents, 25 July 2024
• 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

Advertisement

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
• And each of the copper ledges got touched up and refurbished.
  — Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 5 Feb. 2024
• 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
• The finish can take a beating, so take time every few months to touch up here and there.
  — Kenzi Wilbur, Architectural Digest, 11 Sep. 2024
• 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
• Her roots are touched up, and her gaze, now pointed at the camera, seems to relish being watched.
  — Kim Hew-Low, New York Times, 16 May 2024
• 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
• Centennial touched up Amador for four unearned runs in the fifth.
  — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Apr. 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
• He's touched up the edges off the ball as a catch and shoot player, as an attacker, as a secondary playmaker for sure.
  — Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2024
• 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
• Anyway, the ninth movie in the franchise had a lot of hype coming in since Chris Rock was set to star and also reportedly touched up the script.
  — Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 1 June 2024
• 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
• Here's what the newest models offer for shooting and touching up.
  — Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 13 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 11 Dec 2024