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EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Aside from a crumpled roll of dollar bills covered with a pale patina of the sacred dirt, his pockets were empty.
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It also takes on a patina of contrivance, verbal and visual anachronisms, Mara Blumenfeld's quirky costumes aside.
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Large homes cry to be filled with possessions, which gives their owners the patina of necessity for their purchases.
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Robbie had time to admire the rich patina of lovingly cared-for wood.
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The patina the bronzes had acquired during burial was much admired, and people assumed that they had originally been patinated.
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The film of steam combined with the patina of dirt on the glass made them almost opaque.
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The mahogany work tables, mottled by youthful mis-experiment, shone with a rich dark patina .