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

Those offspring hibernate over winter as larvae - caterpillars - in a communal silken web called a hibernaculum.

From BBC • Nov. 30, 2025

For dessert, a slice of Basque cheesecake, no crust, just burnt sugar edges and silken center, served with fruit.

From Salon • Nov. 8, 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

And, painted in a window downstairs, a smiling maiden waved a silken scarf.

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine