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Example sentences for: patina

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The newly produced goods have a bright patina that mellows with use, and some of the older pieces are exceptionally beautiful.
, have far more of a patina of sophistication than any New York suburb.
Nassau County alone has given the world Eddie Murphy, Howard Stern, Rosie O'Donnell, and Jerry Seinfeld--four comedians, who for better or worse, probably shape the cutting edge of our national culture more than Charlotte, N.C.; and Berkeley, Calif.; and Austin, Texas; and all the truly hip suburbs with "a patina of sophistication" combined.
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.
Not only does this layer of varnish paint Dole as anti-education and anti-middle class, but the visuals give him the politically unprized patina of old age.