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:

In practice, awards seem to gain legitimacy with the patina of age.
The newly produced goods have a bright patina that mellows with use, and some of the older pieces are exceptionally beautiful.
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.
The feeling, one assumes, is that broadcasting them, regardless of context, at times when children are listening, lends rude words a patina of approval that inures them to the corrosive atmosphere of taboo.
Older pieces have the patina of age where new pieces — usually made on site — are bright and shiny.