gild

Mr. Armitage does not gild this realization; he lets it stand, stark and unresolved.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 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

If the gilds forbade the carrying on of a craft by night, it was because the dim gloom of ancient illuminants meant bad work, and not because protracted toil made unhealthy workmen.

From Boy Labour and Apprenticeship by Bray, Reginald Arthur

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

He discouraged Trump from leaving early—as he had in past summits—by scheduling a dinner at the end of the summit inside the gilded interiors of the Palace of Versailles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026

The patio was catching the late afternoon sun, and the olive oil surrounding the gigantes — those enormous, tender butter beans — seemed almost gilded.

From Salon ● Jun. 16, 2026

At the White House, a historic rose garden conceived by Jacqueline Kennedy was paved over, and its adjoining colonnade refurbished with black granite and gilded presidential portraits.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026

Illumination came from a roaring fire beneath a handsome marble mantelpiece surmounted by a gilded mirror.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

That may already be spurring upward pressure on Treasury, gilt and bund yields, and if JGB yields keep climbing, global yields could be pushed higher still, they say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

Debt Management Office plans to auction the March 2033 gilt on Tuesday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026

Ten-year gilt yields rose 1.6 basis points to last trade at 4.941%, Tradeweb data show.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026

The yield on the U.K. 10-year gilt, or government bond, topped 5% in May for its highest level since 2008, and the 30-year yield neared a 21st century record of just under 5.9%.

From Barron's ● May 29, 2026

It was made of granite for strength and massiveness, but like so many other things in Iofur’s palace, it was decorated with overelaborate swags and festoons of gilt that looked like tinsel on a mountainside.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman

He was meticulous in ordering well-made clothes, and a “chariot” with some gilding wouldn’t be too excessive, he thought.

From Slate ● Feb. 16, 2026

Not many of us had “Jeffrey Epstein” or “Ghislaine Maxwell” on our bingo cards — to mix metaphors while gilding the lily.

From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2025

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

From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2025

But in a way, all the giveaways and special events are just gilding the lily.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 16, 2024

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