Use "varnishing" in a sentence

1. I was never allowed to watch when he was varnishing though or doing the last coat of French polishing – I remember that quite clearly

2. He tarried in the assembly shops where men, and some women, turned the blanks into rods ready for varnishing

3. The varnishing rooms were acrid and stung his eyes but were no less impressive for their lack of waste and cleverness of application

4. The builders finished all but the staining, and varnishing of the cupboards, and the painting of all the walls

5. He always had the job of polishing or varnishing the coffin and assisting to take it home and to `lift in' the corpse, besides acting as one of the bearers at the funeral

6. unseemly condition and need varnishing

7. The Mole and the Water Rat had been up since dawn, very busy on matters connected with boats and the opening of the boating season; painting and varnishing, mending paddles, repairing cushions, hunting for missing boat-hooks, and so on; and were finishing breakfast in their little parlour and eagerly discussing their plans for the day, when a heavy knock sounded at the door

8. Smoking both dehydrates meat and coats it with a protective layer, like varnishing its surface