How to Use gilded in a Sentence

gilded

adjective
  • That could have set her up to be an heir to an impossibly gilded throne.
    Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 30 Aug. 2024
  • Each set includes an elegant faux leather bookmark topped with a gilded medallion.
    Maria Conti, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2024
  • That firm also designed the hotel’s glass elevators, which look out onto the courtyard and resemble gilded birdcages.
    Ann Abel, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
  • Company mission statements and pronouncements of purpose in gilded frames and glossy websites mean little if company actions fail to match lofty verbiage when put to the test.
    Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2024
  • If Powers has remade the way novelists use the environment, Rumaan Alam revived the gilded moral parable.
    Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2024
  • This is true of the gilded wood samples found in the pharaoh's tomb.
    Marisa Sloan, Discover Magazine, 4 Nov. 2022
  • The movie ends bathed in the deep reds, blacks and metallics of his Vegas years in the ’70s, when the King found himself in a gilded cage.
    Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Jan. 2023
  • Spray paint the top of your pumpkin a sparkling color to match your gilded gourd.
    Megan Stein, Peoplemag, 7 Oct. 2023
  • The gilded crown on the top, for instance, was carved from oak that was found on the HMS Victory.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 10 Apr. 2023
  • As well as being buried with a gilded mask, the teenager was buried with a pair of sandals as well.
    Charlene Gubash, NBC News, 24 Jan. 2023
  • The throne room is more than 130 feet long, with ornate gilded moldings.
    Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 1 Aug. 2023
  • The video shows Donald Trump standing at a gilded lectern in Mar-a-Lago.
    Jason Zengerle, New York Times, 26 May 2024
  • There’s a gallery room with an Andre Dubreuil sculpture and gilded walls.
    Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 9 Feb. 2024
  • The interview took place in a gilded hall at the Kremlin palace in Moscow.
    Tucker Carlson, USA TODAY, 9 Feb. 2024
  • The raid is the latest and most serious threat to his gilded lifestyle.
    Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2024
  • Accent with gilded plates and napkin rings and use a stylish set of cutlery.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 21 Dec. 2020
  • The body garlanded with ferns and wearing a gilded mask.
    Charlene Gubash, NBC News, 24 Jan. 2023
  • Below, check out the latest updates from the red carpet and a peek inside the gilded event.
    Vogue, 7 Nov. 2022
  • There is also a gold line running from the stern to the bow and a gilded, backlit Benetti logo on the side of the upper deck.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 21 July 2023
  • The chapel contained an ornate mural with gilded wooden carvings at one end of the chapel, which Maguire said was built in the mid-1800s.
    Caroline Brew, Variety, 13 Dec. 2023
  • Overhead, the gilded ceiling suffused the room with a lustrous glow.
    Coralie Kraft, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2023
  • The throne itself is made of carved and gilded wood with light blue velvet upholstery.
    Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 1 Aug. 2023
  • The gilded fishbowl of his particular fame is a place many would drown.
    Chloe Walker, Longreads, 1 July 2022
  • The unicorn in the tapestry looks like it is corralled behind a gilded fence.
    Françoise Mouly, The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2021
  • As their laughter echoed down the hallway, stern faces glowered from old black-and-white portraits in gilded frames.
    Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2023
  • Some items like a gilded, steampunk-style faucet aren’t for sale in the store often referred to as a museum.
    Jeastman, oregonlive, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Lionel looked sharp in a classic tux, while Diane was regal in a gilded gown.
    Emy Lacroix, Peoplemag, 9 Sep. 2023
  • The first is a story about a pair of parrots living in a gilded cage, losing all of their purple feathers.
    Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2022
  • The writer had worked hard to get at the truth beneath the gilded superficiality of Babe and her ilk.
    Manuel Betancourt, Vulture, 1 Feb. 2024
  • From exploring the gilded interior to walking along the canal and strolling the gardens, there's so much to see.
    Elly Leavitt, House Beautiful, 21 Aug. 2023

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