Synonyms for patina
ˈpæt n ə, pəˈti nə; pəˈtinpati·na

Princeton's WordNet

1. patinanoun

   a fine coating of oxide on the surface of a metal

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How to use patina in a sentence?

1. A.E. Samaan:

   Tu afán traiciona tu pátina de sombría paciencia. Tu deseo se despliega con una suave caricia.

2. A.E. Samaan:

   Your eagerness betrays your patina of somber patience. Your desire unfolds with but a gentle touch.

3. Louis Jacobson:

   This race is still in play, and who wins depends a lot on who wins the primaries, but this is a swing state so a Democrat or a Republican could win. … The contrast of the two [ Democratic ] candidates makes that race more interesting. Richard Cordray calls Richard Cordray a progressive, but Richard Cordray has an establishment patina to Richard Cordray.

4. Ned Price:

   No one has ever been criminally prosecuted for unmasking. That would be tantamount to pursuing criminal charges against an intelligence analyst for merely doing his job, it's clearly an attempt to cast a patina of criminality around a routine practice.