GOLD in a Sentence

Learn GOLD from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
311 example sentences for GOLD, such as:
1. All that glitters is not gold.
2. All is not gold that glitters.
3. A useful trade is a mine of gold.
4. Health and strength is above all gold.
5. No man loves his fetters, be they made of gold.
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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 Meanings and Examples of GOLD
gold
 a.  made from or covered with gold
 n.  a soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element; occurs mainly as nuggets in rocks and alluvial deposits; does not react with most chemicals but is attacked by chlorine and aqua regia
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  They had a little girl with fair curls, who wore a gold locket and was dressed like a princess.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In VIII
2  There was no one there so handsome, thought Scarlett, as she marked how graceful was his negligent pose and how the sun gleamed on his gold hair and mustache.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI
3  The insult had occurred on a day when Pitty wished to draw five hundred dollars from her estate, of which he was trustee, to invest in a non-existent gold mine.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VIII
4  Scarlet and gold sashes swung to and fro, sabers glittered and banged against shining boots, spurs rattled and jingled.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
5  "We need more gold and I am asking you for it," the doctor continued.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
6  The gold will be melted and the stones sold and the money used to buy drugs and other medical supplies.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
7  The grinning little man was coming to their booth now, his basket heavy on his arm, and as he passed Rhett Butler a handsome gold cigar case was thrown carelessly into the basket.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
8  And then she saw the bright gleam of her wide gold wedding ring.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
9  But--I owe it to the Cause--I--I couldn't think of myself when you were offering so much in gold.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
10  Scarlett caught a fleeting glimpse and saw that it was a broad gold ring.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X
11  No one but a gentleman of refinement and thoughtfulness would ever have thought how it broke my heart to-- I'll send my gold chain instead.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X
12  I've made money enough, and it's in English banks and in gold.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIII
13  She untied the knot and a handful of gold coins rolled out on the bed.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIII
14  He hauled from his pockets a heavy gold watch with dangling seals, a small miniature of the long dead Mrs. Wilkes and a pair of massive cuff buttons.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIX
15  Now it was morning and the world was still and serene and green and gold with dappled sunshine.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIV
Example Sentence: (101 in 7 pages)
1  This recipe book is worth its weight in gold - it tells you everything you need to know about cookery.
2  Health and strength is above all gold.
3  The team will continue its quest for Olympic gold this afternoon.
4  Jiao Zi looks like gold coin, implying a wealthy year ahead.
5  All that glitters is not gold.
6  All is not gold that glitters.
7  Winning the gold medal was yet another feather in her cap.
8  A good head and an industrious hand are worth gold in any land.
9  Many asylum seekers appear to be economic migrants, convinced that the streets of Europe are paved with gold.
10  Apply yourself to true riches; it is shameful to depend upon silver and gold for a happy life.
11  The greatest treasures are not gold, nor jewels, nor works of art.
12  As the touchstone tries gold, so gold tries man.
13  No man loves his fetters, be they made of gold.
14  A useful trade is a mine of gold.
15  She was given the VIP treatment after winning gold for her country at the Sydney Olympics.