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
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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The problem with this explanation is that photons are bouncing off the silvery side, which imparts even more momentum.
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Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 14 Aug. 2025
Beyond the village, silvery olive groves stretch toward the famed Château Miraval wine estate and the spectacular Gorges du Verdon—where towering limestone canyons plunge into shimmering turquoise waters.
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Those volcanos saved Statia from mass tourism, leaving narrow strips of silvery gray or taupe sand edged in rock, rather than flat, white-sand beaches begging for umbrella drinks.
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Here, instead of palm trees and powdered-sugar sands, the landscape is marked by tree skeletons, 30-foot bluffs, and silvery dunes.
—Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 9 Aug. 2025
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Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 14 Aug. 2025
Beyond the village, silvery olive groves stretch toward the famed Château Miraval wine estate and the spectacular Gorges du Verdon—where towering limestone canyons plunge into shimmering turquoise waters.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Those volcanos saved Statia from mass tourism, leaving narrow strips of silvery gray or taupe sand edged in rock, rather than flat, white-sand beaches begging for umbrella drinks.
—Jeannette Cooperman, Travel + Leisure, 11 Aug. 2025
Here, instead of palm trees and powdered-sugar sands, the landscape is marked by tree skeletons, 30-foot bluffs, and silvery dunes.
—Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 9 Aug. 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 22 Aug. 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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