gilds
- present tense form of gild (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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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
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
These were Donatella Versace’s first words to me, and they were spoken with the campy, self-conscious irony that gilds most of her accelerated speech.
From New York Times • Feb. 12, 2016
‘Eternal summer gilds these shores;’ no sooner has the blossom of one tree passed away, than that of another takes its place and sheds perfume all around.
From The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 by Whymper, Frederick
