silk
Example Sentences
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Listening to “The Boutique,” I feel like I should be smoking a cigarette and drinking the dirtiest martini known to man in a speakeasy, wearing a drop waist silk dress and bright red lipstick.
From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026
They can go long periods of time without eating, can live underground in lightless caves and, most importantly, they spin silk.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
Betye Saar practically levitates into the room wearing a Max Mara jacket that resembles a bird’s plumage, with a butter-yellow silk Dior dress grazing the ground behind her and a cane in her hand.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
She paired that with Dior pale delphinium silk pumps.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
He has on the orange silk shirt his dad wore in one of the photos, but it’s a few sizes too big for him.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
Vocabulary lists containing silk
Chinese History - Introductory
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Chinese History - Middle School and High School
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Out Of Whole Cloth: Material Words
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