You do have an eye for the tarnished lining.

“All of the quarters in his hand were tarnished. He had no idea that the silver in a man’s pockets always turns black if…

— Alice Hoffman

“We have been tarnished by the views of generations, painted on with society's standards, but if we wipe away the dust, and polish the…

— Jason Micheal Ratliff

Just as gold tarnished in depth (cf. Jms. 5:3) cannot be properly purified and restored to its proper brightness unless it is cast in…

— Symeon the New Theologian

To the extent anybody had heard of the [Charles] Kushner name at that point, it was a very tarnished name.

— Steve Kornacki

“It’s hard to deny life’s little ironies. Wrong place, wrong roles, but united in our commitment to life’s young dream. And yet, our bodies…

— Weihui Zhou

Once trust is tarnished, it is hard to restore it to its original glow.

— William Arthur Ward

Marriage: If you want something to last forever, you treat it differently. You shield it and protect it. You never abuse it. You don't…

— F. Burton Howard

Religion has been terribly tarnished in the course of time, its pristine purity has long since vanished under the regime of creed, and it…

— Max Heindel

“A fine but tarnished diamond is always preferable to a piece of glass, no matter how polished.”

— Said Nursî

“Integrity, once tarnished, or broken, is hard to recover.”

— Susan C. Young

“The Walking Dead in tarnished silver letters. Thankfully, the captain didn’t see the title before she opened it. But … She”

— Sarah J. Maas

“tarnished keys, gilded keys, keys”

— Josh Russell

Getting kicked out of Cube has tarnished my reputation and disgraced myself.

— Hyuna

The Tory brand was badly tarnished during the uncaring 'no such thing as society' Thatcher years.

— Cathy Newman

Many of our leadership practices have gone from being tried and true to being tired and tarnished.

— Mark Millar