How to Use refinement in a Sentence

refinement

noun
  • Lemon has room for refinement, but not much.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026
  • The trade-off is less on-road refinement.
    ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Then, her pointy boots, in stark white leather, added a dash of refinement.
    Vogue, 13 May 2019
  • Then there was the learning and refinement phase to see what worked.
    Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 10 June 2021
  • This summer, the trend is back with a few refinements.
    Annie Blay-Tettey, Allure, 27 May 2026
  • Think of this as your season of refinement.
    Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 19 Oct. 2025
  • There have been refinements since those early days.
    Christopher Spata, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2026
  • Their method is a refinement of the major work that came before them.
    Quanta Magazine, 11 Apr. 2019
  • All of this adds to the excitement, if not the sense of refinement.
    Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Thompson has an ease about her that exudes refinement and cool at the same time.
    Jihan Forbes, Allure, 21 Jan. 2022
  • To that end, Fields has areas of his game that need refinement.
    Dan Wiederer, chicagotribune.com, 2 May 2021
  • Around the globe, he was known as a conductor of refinement and grace.
    Rick Kogan, chicagotribune.com, 16 Dec. 2021
  • But Gray seems to have felt that further refinements would take up too much of his time.
    Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 18 May 2025
  • Two years later, the big screen returns with some key refinements.
    PC Magazine, 29 May 2025
  • That’s not to say that there isn’t room for refinement at Chik’n & Mi.
    Lindsey McClave, The Courier-Journal, 4 Oct. 2017
  • There’s just more of it, allowing for much more refinement.
    George Bradt, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • His hands and footwork need refinement, but his range and play strength should translate to any run scheme.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026
  • As far as whether more will be done in the coming races, no one has closed the door on any further refinements.
    Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 12 May 2026
  • Yet there were rough edges to his game that pointed to the need for ongoing refinement.
    Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 13 July 2019
  • That sense of getting better through constant refinement is the core of the craft.
    Scott Hutcheson, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
  • The refinement of his considerable tools is still a work in progress.
    Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY, 3 May 2018
  • Against the run, Williams’ lack of refinement can be a much bigger problem.
    John Owning, Dallas News, 21 Apr. 2021
  • All of this lurks in the background of a recent study that tests a refinement of Nigg’s idea.
    Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 5 Jan. 2021
  • Sadiq doesn’t have big-time height, and his hands need some NFL refinement.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Grant is focused on refinement.
    Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 11 Dec. 2025
  • His package of size, strength, speed, quickness, hands and refinement is the most complete.
    Andy Benoit, SI.com, 13 June 2018
  • The company plans to use the money for hiring and refinement of its tech.
    Stat Staff, STAT, 31 Aug. 2021
  • Steve did leave some breadcrumbs in his book that are hard to for players to mask even after decades of refinement, though.
    Conor Orr, SI.com, 16 Jan. 2018
  • Enagbare lacks refinement as a pass rusher.
    Daniel Popper, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026
  • The Note 8 sprints ahead with refinements that show us where these devices are going.
    Lisa Eadicicco, Time, 5 Sep. 2017

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