His elusiveness, at least some of which must be put down to luck, only burnishes his legend.

NEWYORKER: The Kingpins

So, too, the role he plays in the popular drama series, Packed to the Rafters, where he burnishes his "ordinary Australian" credentials.

BBC: The great 'Cate Debate'

The nuclear reversal burnishes her credentials as a moderniser.

ECONOMIST: A nuclear phase-out leaves German energy policy in a muddle