Gilded Age
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Don’t Miss: Naumkeag, a Gilded Age estate in Stockbridge, where you’ll find terraced gardens and sculptural hedges—ideal fodder for a reset after time spent with screaming tweens.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
This stark contrast has created what feels like a new Gilded Age in commercial travel, experts say.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026
Ford captured this at the end of his piece: American progressivism emerged out of a rejection of corruption and self-dealing in the Gilded Age.
From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026
"This is the first opportunity where it's clear I have an opening where I will finish The Gilded Age in mid-August, and go into rehearsal for Hay Fever a few days later," she said.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
A battle followed, fought in true Gilded Age fashion with oblique snubs and poisonous courtesy.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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