silken

Example Sentences

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He brought silken “descending dove” tone to his solo playing, but at low tone becoming more a voice from afar than soloist.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

She is a supremely balanced runner with a galloping stride, a silken swerve and the daring to put them to use on the biggest stage.

From BBC • Sep. 26, 2025

Times have changed and the New Hollywood brings a more robust tone and more overt interaction to its effusive interpretation compared with the silken and playful Slatkin and crew, who were all Russian-trained players.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 12, 2025

In one challenge, she made a cured salmon tartare with whipped, silken tofu.

From Salon • May 21, 2025

Clay, for example, slept on a soft, clean feather mattress, with perfumed sheets and silken curtains around the four-poster bed.

From "Copper Sun" by Sharon M. Draper