silken
Example Sentences
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Not the silken, restaurant version piped into porcelain.
From Salon • Mar. 1, 2026
Think of John Prescott's booming tones that connected with some voters and party members who didn't much like Tony Blair's silken schmooze.
From BBC • Oct. 11, 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
Soon after, I then discovered silken tofu, and I’d like to now consider myself a tofu fan.
From Salon • May 21, 2025
The old woman dabbed a smear of honey off her lips, gave Qezza and Grazhar each a parting kiss upon the brow, and fastened her silken veil across her face.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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