palimpsest

Example Sentences

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Mr. Chiasson sets about peeling back the layers on the palimpsest of Mr. Sanders’s life.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

After so many years, St. Mark’s Church is a palimpsest of memories for Mullins.

From New York Times • May 6, 2024

“They have this palimpsest of a billion years of history.”

From Science Magazine • Jan. 9, 2024

“She’s creating a palimpsest of different eras,” he says, noting that unlike L.A.’s streets, which are the city’s responsibility for upkeep, sidewalks are built and maintained by private developers.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 19, 2023

The billboards had been whited out with thin coats of paint in order to write on them and through the paint could be seen a pale palimpsest of advertisements for goods which no longer existed.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy