gild

Example Sentences

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If you feel you need to gild the lily, then keep working.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2023

But truly, there's no reason to gild the lily, so I think I'll go on making it just as my Nana and my mom did — and I wouldn't have it any other way.

From Salon • Nov. 30, 2021

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

Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas asked if he intended to gild the subway tracks.

From New York Times • Jul. 30, 2021

He might gild it, but in truth it was lacking.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen