How to Use gold leaf in a Sentence

gold leaf

noun

• The gold leaf on the dome, the guide told us, is as thin as ash.
  — Melanie D.g. Kaplan / Washington Post, Twin Cities, 20 Aug. 2019
• The gold leaf Flash is an exact copy of the script pictured in the book.
  — Jim Eicher, Popular Mechanics, 2 June 2020
• At l’Accademia, the vaulted hall glowed with gold leaf.
  — Carina Del Valle Schorske, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2022
• That’s the gold leaf for the chocolate cake and a glaze and freeze-dried fruit for the other two.
  — Mackenzie Chung Fegan, Bon Appétit, 28 Dec. 2020
• Clouds of gold leaf glint on thin trunks tinted with the palest green.
  — Dan Cryer, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Apr. 2018
• The last bite of the meal was a black bonbon, a drop of night on the white plate, with a flick of gold leaf to catch the light.
  — Ligaya Mishan Esther Choi, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2022
• The specs of gold leaf are positioned at the end of the corn dog, meant to look like mustard.
  — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 19 Sep. 2020
• In a subtly chic choice, the har gow, or shrimp dumplings, are topped with a dab of black caviar and gold leaf.
  — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 11 Aug. 2023
• Paint the rim of the bottom half using a gold leaf marker.
  — Country Living Staff, Country Living, 31 Mar. 2017
• Not gold leaf, not dry ice, not 50 shades of slider buns, not 50 Cent.
  — Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 25 Aug. 2022
• Sometimes the gold leaf falls off the ceiling and onto my steak.
  — Devra First, BostonGlobe.com, 25 June 2018
• Three of the works hang against black walls, and one is set against a panel gilded with gold leaf.
  — Mary Dellas, The Cut, 5 Mar. 2018
• The melt-in-your-mouth bites are topped with gold leaf, served alongside flower petals.
  — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 5 July 2024
• King and queen rode in the Gold State Coach, which is covered from wheel spoke to carriage top in gold leaf.
  — Karla Adam, Washington Post, 6 May 2023
• The iron balustrades are trimmed with gold leaf and the sconces lighting the steps are circa 17th century.
  — Dallas News, 28 Mar. 2021
• Each one-inch tesserae is made by hand and has a piece of 24-karat gold leaf baked inside.
  — Chris Nichols, Los Angeles Magazine, 5 Apr. 2018
• The house pool was designed by Christian Lacroix and is covered in gold leaf.
  — Everett Potter, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
• As with most items, imposters are also found in gold leaf.
  — Brenda Yenke, cleveland, 20 May 2021
• Draw a design on an egg with a pencil and gold leaf glue, then apply a sheet of gold leaf over the glue.
  — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 18 Mar. 2024
• This dark timber was used for the bookcase, along with aged brass and gold leaf backings.
  — Helena Madden, Robb Report, 5 May 2021
• But so is everything else at the Rivoli Bar in the Ritz, which with its gold leaf and reliefs of naked ladies is where the 1980s went to die.
  — The Economist, 31 Oct. 2019
• The decanter, enamored with gold leaf, is made in part from 18 carat gold.
  — Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 24 June 2021
• The stars are produced by laser-beam micro-milling and gilded with 24-carat gold leaf.
  — Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 8 Apr. 2024
• On a clear day the king can see sunlight flashing off the gold leaf that covers the Dome of the Rock, in Jerusalem, some 45 miles west of Amman.
  — Richard McGill Murphy, Town & Country, 17 Dec. 2012
• Applying the crystals, glitter and gold leaf to nails can take two to four hours.
  — Sarah Hauer, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 18 Apr. 2018
• The theme is a head-scratcher: who thinks of Klimt, with his gold leaf and gorgeous women, as a painter of nature?
  — Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2024
• Note her birthstone and initial, and the seller will stamp them onto a gold leaf.
  — Katarina Avendano, Good Housekeeping, 6 Dec. 2021
• Two mounted two eagles, which were cast in bronze and gilded in gold leaf.
  — Kelsey Mulvey, House Beautiful, 7 May 2023
• Add a pop of color to a basic outfit with this cherry red pair, or choose from four additional shades, including ivory and gold leaf.
  — Averi Baudler, Peoplemag, 2 Aug. 2024
• The pigments were ordinary, and luxuries, such as gold leaf, were wholly absent.
  — Ariel Sabar, The Atlantic, 8 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 1 Dec 2024