quicksilver

Example Sentences

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That combination of hard-running forward and quicksilver backs, connecting with superb handling skills, was in evidence again and again.

From BBC • Sep. 13, 2025

"Christian Cullen," Halse said, referencing the quicksilver All Black full-back who scored 46 tries in 58 Tests for New Zealand.

From BBC • Sep. 5, 2025

Music director and conductor Stephen Oremus maintained the production’s high musical standards, bringing out the extensive palette of a rock score with quicksilver moods.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 4, 2025

But one challenge can make the whole exercise feel like quicksilver.

From New York Times • May 8, 2024

It wriggled and squirmed like quicksilver and, apart from that, the box was only just long enough to take it.

From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl