encrustation

Example Sentences

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I couldn’t for the life of me figure out what was going on with the sculptural encrustations in Matty Bovan’s film because of all the strobes and bleeding colors.

From New York Times

But the fancy production worked like an encrustation on the music; I found you had to push through or even overlook the one to enjoy the other.

From Washington Post

The sunken carriers, on the other hand, rest in the depths — shattered wrecks dripping with 70 years of sea encrustations.

From Washington Post

In moving toward the meritocratic ideal, we have imagined that we have retired the old encrustations of inherited hierarchies.

From The Guardian

Belts with large square jewel encrustations were sometimes just distracting.

From Seattle Times