gilding

Example Sentences

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As a color, material, and metaphor, gold has been a trademark of Trumpworld since the 1980s, a decade of excess that found Trump building and gilding various real estate holdings.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

They were then sent for gilding and upholstery, before Mr Desnoues added designs and a wood finish.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2025

Furthermore, though Mr. Reed presents himself as an intellectually superior theologian, gilding his carefully-choreographed arguments with props and theatrical flourishes, the script itself doesn’t hold him in the same regard.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2024

It's not just the tutoring and the violin lessons and right resume gilding internship.

From Salon • Aug. 26, 2023

What more could he ask for, but this — the late-day sun gilding the top of his new store gold as the knob of a flagpole.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen