gild
Example Sentences
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It does not soar over the East River or gild the windswept entrance to San Francisco Bay.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 9, 2022
But we can all stand to gild the lily every now and then.
From Salon • Jun. 21, 2022
Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas asked if he intended to gild the subway tracks.
From New York Times • Jul. 30, 2021
“We can’t gild the lily,” Minister of Racing Winston Peters said in announcing the bailout.
From Seattle Times • May 27, 2020
He might gild it, but in truth it was lacking.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
