patinas in a sentence

Examples

1. He produced two sculptures in bronze with a green and blue patina.
2. Some claim the patina that comes with time makes the metal more precious.
3. Her painterly bronze patina unites and softens the results.
4. You'll get a patina with brown, black and some reds.
5. The best-looking patina is usually the one done the first time.
6. Mahogany with a patina that only time can bring.
7. But behind the patina of normal life, Chechnya is still a tinderbox.
8. Despite the senator's nonpartisan patina, patches of partisanship show through.
9. It was institutional _ but institutional with a patina.
10. It gives a patina of age to newer furnishings.