gild
Example Sentences
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As an aide hovers, reminding Mr. Walesa that he must depart soon for his next appointment, I ask about a gilded statuette that sits on a table next to him.
The chumminess among some of the gilded people in Epstein’s circle has landed at an acutely populist moment.
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
The restaurant is unapologetically gilded, from the walls to the Japanese kintsugi–inspired plates, which reference the tradition of repairing broken pottery with gold.
From Salon
I land, rump first, on what appears to be a gilded box owned by a pinch-faced peacock of a woman.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
