finishing touch

noun

: the last thing done to make something complete

added candles to the cake as the finishing touch

—usually plural

They're putting the finishing touches on their new home.

He's putting the finishing touches on his latest novel.

Examples of finishing touch in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Once everything is clean and my TV presets are set to football for easy channel changing, the finishing touch is finding a few accessories to help usher in the season. — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2026

The airy texture of the powder adds to the soft-focus effect, blurring pores and fine lines in a few quick sweeps—a no-brainer finishing touch for any makeup look. — Elizabeth Siegel, Allure, 17 Sep. 2026

Dainty ballet flats or slingbacks will add a girlie finishing touch to the otherwise casual look. — Camille Freestone, Glamour, 10 Sep. 2026

Fanning added a chapeau to her ensemble for a finishing touch and toted a Coach bag in white with star patterning and embellishments. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for finishing touch

• clutch
• crutch
• cutch
• dutch
• hutch
• much
• mutch
• such
• insomuch
• overmuch
• nonesuch
• retouch