palimpsest

Example Sentences

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The end result can evoke a palimpsest feel.

From Los Angeles Times

Each new power painted over its predecessors’ propaganda posters and insignia, leaving the province’s buildings a palimpsest of the war’s winners and losers.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From New York Times

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

From Science Magazine

“The Institute is a palimpsest all its own. Remember that word I taught you?”

From Literature