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The norm at U.S. companies is for management to gild the lily, knowing the analysts at big Wall Street brokers will relay the spin as their own.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

“The challenge of it was to try to go to that place but not gild the lily too much,” Scott says.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 9, 2024

It does not soar over the East River or gild the windswept entrance to San Francisco Bay.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2022

Overall, the official said, “I don’t want to gild the lily. . . . We’ve had questions to answer. But I think we are providing answers . . . not only words of reassurance, but also joint action.”

From Washington Post ● Oct. 16, 2021

He would sing the glory of Hrothgar’s line and gild his wisdom and stir up his men to more daring deeds, for a price.

From "Grendel" by John Gardner

The way O’Hara gilds this line’s delivery with a wistful sparkle feels true because we’ve seen her spin such treasure playing all kinds of would-be topliners with an amiable, delicious amount of lunacy.

From Salon ● Feb. 4, 2026

If I’ve got prosciutto on hand, it really gilds the lily, but it’s not necessary for a sublime tartine.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 7, 2020

We catch glimpses whenever Lee Pace, playing the automobile entrepreneur John DeLorean, gilds his ho-hum dialogue in unexpected layers of foreboding.

From New York Times ● Aug. 15, 2019

In the center of town, the hotel gilds its Native American and Spanish aesthetic with all the luxe you require.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 1, 2018

It its best days the gilds represented something more than a privileged trade organization.

From Boy Labour and Apprenticeship by Reginald Arthur Bray

It is fenced in and gilded, with literal gold.

From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026

Its curved blade, chipped and rusted, with a gilded, possibly brass, hilt featuring a lion on the end, is too delicate to hold.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

At the rear of the hospital, grey coffins with gilded bas-reliefs emerged before the cameras of dozens of journalists.

From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026

On Jan. 6, she and Carney joined other leaders in a gilded hall of the Élysée Palace in Paris for a prescheduled meeting of Ukraine’s backers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

I land, rump first, on what appears to be a gilded box owned by a pinch-faced peacock of a woman.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

U.K. 30-year gilt yields last traded at 5.813%, trimming their earlier rise.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

The U.K. 10-year gilt yield was up 0.6 basis point at 5.158%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

After a sharp uptick on Tuesday, which took the yield on a 10-year bond - or gilt - to the highest level since 2008, it fell back slightly on Thursday.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

Some may be wondering about the impact of higher gilt yields on the mortgage market, particularly after what followed Liz Truss's mini-Budget in September 2022.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

Jus stares at the gilt edge around his plate.

From "Dear Martin" by Nic Stone

Remember, it’s gold leaf: Below the gilding, the rest of the figure is made of bronze.

From Slate ● Jun. 2, 2026

Paramount+ has “The Madison” standout Michelle Pfeiffer and Season 2 of “Landman,” both of which could bring Emmy gilding to Taylor Sheridan’s success, plus “Dexter: Resurrection.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2026

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

From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2025

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

From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2023

Martha sprayed a dried bouquet with metallic paint, literally gilding the lily.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner