There were bits of old brocade on the walls, and the piano was covered with a piece of silk, beautiful and tarnished; in one corner was a copy of the Venus of Milo, and in another of the Venus of the Medici.
The lock was silver, though tarnished from age; at each end were the imperfect remains of handles also of silver, broken perhaps prematurely by some strange violence; and, on the centre of the lid, was a mysterious cipher, in the same metal.
" said Huck, ploughing among the tarnished coins with his hand.
Russia's hosting of the 2014 Sochi Olympics was tarnished by revelations of a government-organized effort to mask samples from athletes using banned substances.
's tarnished reputation.
But his golden image was tarnished after the 2012 London Olympics.
The moment it's tarnished you stand to lose everything - customers, sales, partners, and eventually your business.
Blondes may be 'bombshells' who have more fun, but they're also tarnished with a reputation for being dumb.
The scare has stirred local consumers and become one of the most discussed topics online by the country's influential 'netizens', with some users writing and spreading long lists of firms thought to be tarnished.
I looked down at the shiny piece of glass and the tarnished golden chain, then back at the giver.
I looked down at the shiny piece of glass and the tarnished golden chain, then back at the giver.