patina
Example Sentences
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Their entrepreneurial efforts in the U.S. seem to others evidence of the crass opportunism hidden beneath the patina.
The artist abrades the surfaces of his paintings, giving them a patina of age that contributes to their folkloric vibe and makes these images even more absorbing.
The film’s vintage patina doesn’t detract from rising actor Will Price’s confident performance as an immature mobster who prefers bitcoin to stacks of Benjamins.
From Los Angeles Times
Upon winning the court battle, Cerf and Random House cleverly marketed the book with an “elite patina” to a mass audience, Ms. Feldman observes.
If you want dinner with a literary patina, grab the French onion soup at Michel’s Christiania, a favorite of longtime resident Ernest Hemingway.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
