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Six example sentences with burnish, each labelled with its topic.
Centuries of handling gave the bronze handle a burnish that no polish in the workshop could imitate.
Art
A brush of egg wash gives the loaf a burnish that makes it look almost lacquered under the kitchen lights.
Cooking
The still life works because of the burnish on the copper pot, which throws a soft highlight across the cloth.
Photography
The marble steps carry a burnish from a century of footsteps, and the center of each tread shines like glass.
Architecture
The old coins in the hoard had lost their burnish under a crust of green, and cleaning took a month.
History
The trumpet's bell had a burnish that came from decades of polishing, and it caught the stage lights on every note.
Music
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