silk

Example Sentences

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Demonstrating her new skills, she guided material through her sewing machine to create delicate silk leaves and flowers.

From Barron's

One European official described Rubio’s Munich address as “a slap, but while wearing a silk glove.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The dollar's decline against the euro and other currencies also made its silk scarves and other goods more expensive, yet demand held up over the year, Dumas said.

From Barron's

Huge black velvety spiders, as big as Strong Jonn's hand, crawling over vast webs of white silk that draped the trees so thickly that the bark and leaves were hidden.

From Literature

Her shadows were like silk ribbons tugging her higher and higher.

From Literature