paintwork
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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As with good paintwork, much of the cost is in the prep.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 24, 2024
The colour scheme harks back to Hamilton's era at McLaren, when the cars ran in silver, by carrying chrome-coloured paintwork on the rear part of the car.
From BBC • Jul. 3, 2023
“The impatience of the paintwork juxtaposed against the permanence conveyed by the representation of decay is a backdoor way to capture the graffiti impulse and make sure it’s never erased.”
From New York Times • Sep. 10, 2020
The impatience of the paintwork juxtaposed against the permanence conveyed by the representation of decay is a backdoor way to capture the graffiti impulse and make sure it’s never erased.
From New York Times • Mar. 8, 2020
She pointed at the metallic paintwork, admiring the biggest, fastest models.
From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd
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