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

“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

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

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2023

You can gild that lily with a dollop of sour cream as well.

From Washington Post • Dec. 13, 2022

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

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen