silvery
Example Sentences
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Soprano Gabriella Reyes brought both menace and comedy to Catrina, tossing off her coloratura laughter and rocking her costume of silvery bones painted on black and swathed in tulle.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
"What you're looking for with an aurora is a shimmery, silvery cloud," says Heymans.
From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026
Danger feels suspended in the soft-blue light, in which the lion’s tail and the round, silvery moon, balanced just-so, are poised like a raised mallet and gong.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 15, 2025
The silvery mutton chops peeking out from beneath a weather-beaten train engineer’s cap.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2025
In the silvery moonlight, the village street she knew so well seemed completely different.
From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl
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