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

But we can all stand to gild the lily every now and then.

From Salon ● Jun. 21, 2022

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

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen

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

“The towns and even the villages had their gilds, and it is certain that these gilds were the agencies by which the common interests of labour were protected.”

From Boy Labour and Apprenticeship by Reginald Arthur Bray

The man was not instantly recognisable, but gold medals and gilded certificates piled nearby were inscribed with the name Hussam Luka.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

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

A lot of the frames are gold gilded, which are incredibly beautiful and historical.

From Los Angeles Times ● 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

Moving through the crowd was a scythe in a lavishly gilded robe.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

The 10-year German Bund yield edged up 0.2 basis points to 3.254%, while the 10-year U.K. gilt yield rose 0.2 basis points to 5.055%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

Ten-year gilt yields edged marginally lower to 4.961%, Tradeweb data showed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

On Tuesday, the BOE will publish its Asset Purchase Facility Quarterly Report, which outlines the bank’s stock of gilt holdings and the changes from April 1 to June 30.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

Treasury yield rose to 4.679% while the 10-year U.K. gilt yield jumped to 5.089%, according to Tradeweb.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

So Jane and Michael chose thirteen slabs of gingerbread, each with its gilt paper star.

From "Mary Poppins" by P. L. Travers

As a color, material, and metaphor, gold has been a trademark of Trumpworld since the 1980s, a decade of excess that found Trump building and gilding various real estate holdings.

From Slate ● Jun. 11, 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

Furthermore, though Mr. Reed presents himself as an intellectually superior theologian, gilding his carefully-choreographed arguments with props and theatrical flourishes, the script itself doesn’t hold him in the same regard.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2024

And he began writing again...and crossing out words...and writing more, while outside the sun sank lower and lower until its rays were gilding the hilltops.

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke