quicksilver
Example Sentences
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But after that, Carpenter’s quicksilver timing and ease, plus a diverse set of sketches, put the episode over the top.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 19, 2025
Expect a similarly powerful forward pack, with some quicksilver runners and astute playmakers in the backline.
From BBC • Aug. 20, 2025
Above all, he was fast, possessed of that urgent, quicksilver sort of speed that carries with it an air of permanent menace.
From New York Times • Oct. 27, 2023
That day in Brighton, their hits were low, their energy was high and South Africa, try as they might, couldn't pin down Japan's quicksilver handling game.
From BBC • Sep. 17, 2023
The Titan’s eyes seemed brighter than usual, as if he were about to cry quicksilver.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
Vocabulary lists containing quicksilver
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
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Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
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"Coming of Age in the Dawnland," Vocabulary from the historical excerpt
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