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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

While the “60 Minutes” patina has been tarnished by the recent events, there is no shortage of journalists who would be willing to step up and join the program.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 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

He wore a large black hat that looked like a raven with widespread wings, and a velvet vest across which the patina of the centuries had skated.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

This theoretical point is intriguing, if less engaging than the pockmarked patinas that also differentiate the four rounded forms.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 1, 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

The show will feature the newest additions to the line’s “wearable architecture”: striking solid-bronze fabrications with patinas that “evolve over time.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2014

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