patina

A bird’s-eye shot of spike heel-clad feet framing an esoteric dress acquisition, a styling clip attached to soft fabric sitting lightly and low-rise, a dress-up session framed by whitewashed wood with the perfect patina.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

But that merely gives his deep-rooted oddness a patina of the normal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

Family, friends and neighbors filled the frames with dancing and dominoes; their apartments painted in shades of mint, butter yellow and palomino pink, flecked with a patina cultivated by humidity and time.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

“Overcleaning can remove patina, soften detail and reduce value — particularly for antique pieces. When in doubt, leave it as is,” said Emily Otranto, lead researcher with M.S.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 31, 2025

It had a patina, as though from the soles of bare feet in generations, like old silver or the walls of Mexican houses which have been plastered by hand.

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner

Wagner’s “The Space Between the Clouds” is an asymmetrical arrangement of steel rectangles, etched with seemingly geographic forms, whose rich patinas are in a narrow range from dark brown to black.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 10, 2023

The wallet comes in a variety of colors and as designer Danny Dean Davis demonstrated on a recent visit to his showroom, the wallet patinas beautifully over time.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2022

Fashionable homes across the country began sprouting lichened stone urns and zinc-top pedestal tables bearing sun-bleached patinas.

From Architectural Digest ● Mar. 18, 2015

Both the appeal of and the problem with “Restoration” is that what’s under the patinas isn’t very surprising.

From New York Times ● May 20, 2010

I studied pigments and tinting to match antique patinas.

From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys