Words similar to patina

Example sentences for: patina

How can you use “patina” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

Older pieces have the patina of age where new pieces — usually made on site — are bright and shiny.
Now, with the onset of outsourcing, globalization, and the virtual corporation, those old factories have acquired a patina of humanist authenticity they could not have had in their own time.
The newly produced goods have a bright patina that mellows with use, and some of the older pieces are exceptionally beautiful.
In practice, awards seem to gain legitimacy with the patina of age.
There is a soft glow in the gilded interior from the mosaics, gently illuminated by high stained-glass windows, more evocative yet with the worn patina of the elaborate inlaid-marble flooring.