to perfection
idiom
: in a way or to a degree that is exactly right
The steak was cooked to perfection.
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For starters, their outfits were coordinated to perfection.
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Christian Allaire, Vogue, 19 May 2025
Together, the restaurant and local father-son butcher hand select each prime cut with love and aged to perfection.
—Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
Second time around, the attack played out to perfection, leading to Wilson Odobert’s second goal to make it 3-1.
—Elias Burke, New York Times, 8 May 2025
Another favorite of mine is Kusa Nori, where each oyster and every piece of nigiri is prepared to perfection.
—Rob Reed, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
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Christian Allaire, Vogue, 19 May 2025
Together, the restaurant and local father-son butcher hand select each prime cut with love and aged to perfection.
—Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
Second time around, the attack played out to perfection, leading to Wilson Odobert’s second goal to make it 3-1.
—Elias Burke, New York Times, 8 May 2025
Another favorite of mine is Kusa Nori, where each oyster and every piece of nigiri is prepared to perfection.
—Rob Reed, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for to perfection
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“To perfection.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20perfection. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.
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