silvery
adjective
sil·very
ˈsil-v(ə-)rē 
1
: having the luster of silver
2
: having a soft high clear musical tone
a silvery voice
3
: containing or consisting of silver
silveriness
noun
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Examples of silvery in a Sentence
a pond full of silvery fish
a dress of silvery gray silk
Silvery light reflected off the water.
The violinist played with a bright, silvery tone.
a singer with a beautiful silvery voice
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Brittany Risher, SELF, 8 Jan. 2025
When nature becomes a theatre, The silvery machinery of the skyline shifts.
—Czeslaw Milosz, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
In the images, silvery bridges linked three, four, and sometimes 10 or more cells.
—Veronique Greenwood, Quanta Magazine, 6 Jan. 2025
Leighton Meester’s lids were covered in silvery flecks of shimmer that popped against the bronze eyeliner used on her waterline.
—Claire Sullivan, WWD, 6 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for silvery
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“Silvery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/silvery. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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silvery
adjective
sil·very
ˈsilv-(ə-)rē
1
: having a shine like silver
2
: containing or consisting of silver
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