silk

Example Sentences

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Former mill worker Linda McTigue worked in the building when she was 17 years old and worked in a department that made embroidery silk yarn.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

“It was hard,” she said, surrounded by sparkly dresses and silk shirts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

The bias-cut silk slip has remained a source of inspiration for generations of brides since, and has been making waves again thanks to the FX series “Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

The King was given his own chair and silk cushion to witness the British-Nigerian designer's Notting Hill inspired runway, which was set against a backdrop of the area of London she grew up in.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

“I’ll never be able to wear it and silk costs so much money.”

From "Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes" by Eleanor Coerr