Sentence examples for protective veneer from inspiring English sources

Especially in his ultrapolished ballad singing his disciplined perfectionism creates a protective veneer.

A protective veneer layer that was put on the painting after an attack on it in 1975 prevented any damage to the artwork, Miss de Beus said.

But even when her smile is at its most dazzling, as when her husband's name comes up, there's also a protective veneer that doesn't allow strangers in.

He has a protective veneer of optimism, even though that may just be a thin crust concealing a hot plasma-core of self-doubt.

It's like fretting over sun damage in your teens: No matter how many times your mother nags you to wear sunblock, the protective veneer of young makes you feel indestructible and you reach for the oil.

The wooden hull was repaired, sanded and then coated 25 times in special protective veneers.

Gaga's huge voice adds a self-protective veneer, as does the presence of the other musicians, but at least she's done the groundwork for future albums that might show her with true transparency.

They're in bed together for the first time — a moment whose charged mix of abandon, vulnerability and self-protective veneer is rarely seen in movies.

I should not be telling you any of this.... Pregnancy strips off the veneer, the protective casing.

There is no consensus on whether incisal coverage is a risk or a protective factor in preparations for ceramic veneers.

More serious shoppers can opt for the modified motorcycle jacket ($650), which didn't appear to have the protective power of an actual moto jacket but had a veneer of toughness just the same.