gild

Example Sentences

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So here’s my Nana’s original no-frills recipe, without any fuss, any tweaks or anything to gild the lily.

From Salon • Mar. 1, 2024

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

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2023

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