How to Use gold leaf in a Sentence

gold leaf

noun
  • Paint the crow with liquid gold leaf.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
  • 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
  • Clouds of gold leaf glint on thin trunks tinted with the palest green.
    — Dan Cryer, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Apr. 2018
  • This design pairs gold leaf with an iron frame for a glam yet durable look.
    — Melanie Fincher, Southern Living, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Scoops of ice cream topped with gold leaf or Champagne mousse.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Dec. 2024
  • The melt-in-your-mouth bites are topped with gold leaf, served alongside flower petals.
    — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 5 July 2024
  • Sometimes the gold leaf falls off the ceiling and onto my steak.
    — Devra First, BostonGlobe.com, 25 June 2018
  • The gold leaf Flash is an exact copy of the script pictured in the book.
    — Jim Eicher, Popular Mechanics, 2 June 2020
  • 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
  • Two mounted two eagles, which were cast in bronze and gilded in gold leaf.
    — Kelsey Mulvey, House Beautiful, 7 May 2023
  • Top with flower petals and then edible gold leaf.
    — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Dec. 2025
  • 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
  • This dark timber was used for the bookcase, along with aged brass and gold leaf backings.
    — Helena Madden, Robb Report, 5 May 2021
  • In his first term, Trump mulled adding gold leaf to the white granite building.
    — Emily Goodin, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
  • With a clean brush or your fingers, place gold leafing on frame; brush down until smooth.
    — Martha Stewart, star-telegram, 2 May 2018
  • 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
  • There was no talk of Corinthian columns or gold leaf accents.
    — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 2 Apr. 2026
  • The king hosted a banquet for him in a hall dripping with flowers and gold leaf.
    — ABC News, 31 Mar. 2026
  • The king hosted a banquet for him in a hall dripping with flowers and gold leaf.
    — Danica Kirka, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Applying the crystals, glitter and gold leaf to nails can take two to four hours.
    — Sarah Hauer, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 18 Apr. 2018
  • Note her birthstone and initial, and the seller will stamp them onto a gold leaf.
    — Katarina Avendano, Good Housekeeping, 6 Dec. 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
  • 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
  • Gold and purple grapes, figs, and oranges were finished with a dusting of gold leaf.
    — Lauren Joseph, Vogue, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Rich shades of blue and gold leaf were used sparingly, as both were very expensive at the time.
    — National Geographic, 29 Jan. 2020
  • 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 decanter, enamored with gold leaf, is made in part from 18 carat gold.
    — Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 24 June 2021
  • These gold leaf round earrings brighten up any outfit and are a steal for just $26.
    — Fiona Tapp, CNN Underscored, 13 Oct. 2020
  • The stars are produced by laser-beam micro-milling and gilded with 24-carat gold leaf.
    — Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 8 Apr. 2024
  • Simply brush on the adhesive and apply the gold leaf in layers.
    — Kat Romero, Rolling Stone, 4 Dec. 2024

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