varnished
Example Sentences
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She told MPs that this included a “foetal skeleton posed under a glass dome, a human thigh bone turned into a cane, a human jawbone necklace and the varnished skull of a six-year-old”.
From BBC • Nov. 20, 2024
His family, who had arrived from the Philippines in droves to celebrate his 50th birthday, beamed from the first several rows of glossy, varnished pews.
From Salon • Mar. 31, 2024
They were stripped of paint, polished and varnished for their second life.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 8, 2024
A quick way to see whether something is laminated or varnished is to tear it, she explained.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2023
Dad placed both hands on the varnished wooden propeller.
From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos
