Examples of silverware in a Sentence
The team has gone two seasons without winning any silverware.
we keep the silverware in a separate drawer
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The pleasantly buzzy ballroom, cast in semi-dimmed lighting, filled with excited chatter and clinking silverware, felt like a slightly unwieldy wedding reception.
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Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 8 May 2026
Satisfaction and silverware lie that way, but the natives at Villa Park are extremely restless, and Spurs’ 2-1 win there last night could have a huge bearing on the Premier League’s relegation battle.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 4 May 2026
My silverware drawer is packed with personality—it’s filled with assorted spoons, forks, knives, chopsticks, plastic take-out utensils, and metal straws that my family and I use on a regular basis.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 28 Apr. 2026
Our lunches were also always served or packed nicely with cloth placemats, napkins, and silverware.
—Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Apr. 2026
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Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 8 May 2026
Satisfaction and silverware lie that way, but the natives at Villa Park are extremely restless, and Spurs’ 2-1 win there last night could have a huge bearing on the Premier League’s relegation battle.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 4 May 2026
My silverware drawer is packed with personality—it’s filled with assorted spoons, forks, knives, chopsticks, plastic take-out utensils, and metal straws that my family and I use on a regular basis.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 28 Apr. 2026
Our lunches were also always served or packed nicely with cloth placemats, napkins, and silverware.
—Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Apr. 2026
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“Silverware.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/silverware. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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silverware
noun
sil·ver·ware
-ˌwa(ə)r 
-ˌwe(ə)r
1
: tableware made of or plated with silver
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