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These works are Impressionistic, displaying washes of scenes featuring elements like lily pads and flowers, some of them incorporating gold leaf as an accent in reference to the Japanese kintsugi technique.—Evan Nicole Brown, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026 These lily pad nails that look like a whole Monet painting.—Christina Perrier, InStyle, 21 Feb. 2026 Paragons of chill, the equivalent of three buddies drinking a few beers, too tired to get up off their lily pads/sofas.—Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Feb. 2026 The earthy green creates a grounding effect, especially when parallel with the floor, so that your bed becomes something of a lily pad.—Shoko Wanger, Architectural Digest, 20 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for lily pad