Sentence examples for gold-plate from inspiring English sources

They replace them with nickel ones, then gold-plate, and finally dull-gold.

The star Queen Latifah charms, but even she can't gold-plate junk.

"There was a lot of back-room talk about his management style, or lack thereof, the Secret Service mentality, which was tending to gold-plate everything".

The government is right not to "gold-plate" the European court's judgment, which ruled out only a blanket policy of permanent retention.

Europe's top-heavy, state-dominated power sector has tended to "gold-plate" its assets (through higher tariffs paid by captive customers).

A leading rail consultant said he was concerned that transport officials had become "too emboldened" about HS2's budget and were trying to "gold-plate" the railway.

Surprisingly, it was the gold plate that appealed to the panel.

Another dinner guest remarked on the "Gold plate, silver, & magnificent china".

If that's still too small, try the A. filipendulina called Gold Plate, which can reach five feet.

Above his locker was a gold plate declaring it the previous roost of Harry Carson, the Hall of Fame linebacker.

Lighting fixtures that were thought to have been made of black enamel turned out, upon cleaning, to be gold plate.