How to Use silverware in a Sentence

silverware

noun

• The team has gone two seasons without winning any silverware.
• Take all of your silverware out and give your trays a full-on clean.
  — Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2024
• There’s a slot in the silverware tray that slides over to make room below.
  — Alex Beggs, Bon Appétit, 15 Feb. 2023
• Rub the paste onto silverware with a clean cloth.
  — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2026
• For him, that platform isn’t just about records or silverware.
  — Sindiswa Mabunda, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
• Head out to your local vintage store and pick up some small silverware.
  — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
• Or a set of silverware to polish when stainless steel works fine?
  — Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
• Serve with crusty bread and zero silverware.
  — John Noakes, Hartford Courant, 12 Aug. 2025
• The Spaniard took charge of the side last summer, but failed to bring in any silverware.
  — SI.com, 2 Nov. 2017
• From tiny shrimp toasts to pop-able crispy meatballs, ditch the silverware for finger foods.
  — Bon Appétit, 26 Nov. 2019
• The place was ransacked, silverware strewn about the dining room.
  — Tim Prudente, baltimoresun.com, 8 Nov. 2021
• Plastic trays were stacked with bowls and silverware from their homes, and there were large thermoses for tea.
  — Yaqoob Akbary Victor J. Blue, New York Times, 13 Oct. 2023
• The only thing that took me a while to adjust to was using silverware again.
  — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 5 Aug. 2020
• If storage is the goal, a caddie at the end of a counter can hold silverware and dishes.
  — Rachel Wolfe, WSJ, 2 Oct. 2020
• Resting the silverware handles on the table with the spoon or fork turned over on the plate.
  — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2026
• And, once your pink salad is assembled, feel free to go ahead and skip the silverware.
  — Aliza Abarbanel, Bon Appetit, 9 Mar. 2018
• But overcrowding the silverware rack can be worse.
  — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 10 Dec. 2025
• Start with a fun set of plates, and keep the silverware, cups, and dishes minimal.
  — Rachel Epstein, Marie Claire, 15 Jan. 2020
• Trapped moisture can corrode silverware and leave a prime surface for rust to grow.
  — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 10 Dec. 2025
• Tables will be pre-set, with a stack of plates and roll ups, the term for napkins rolled around a set of silverware.
  — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025
• Each place setting was fashioned with gold silverware, a linen napkin and a glass in the shape of a butt.
  — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2023
• The cupboards are stocked with their china, the drawers filled with their silverware.
  — Murray Whyte, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Aug. 2022
• These scuff marks aren't true scratches, but the result of silverware clanging on our bowls and plates.
  — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2025
• Growing up, my mom used the ‘nice’ silverware for our everyday meals.
  — Elliott Harrell, Southern Living, 30 Jan. 2026
• The silverware and dishes were clean, and the meals were adequate.
  — Beth Nakamura, The Oregonian - OregonLive.com, 26 Oct. 2022
• In these playoffs, Naz Guys get the silverware.
  — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 5 Mar. 2026
• The nuances of how silverware gets wielded on either side of the pond can be dizzying.
  — Terry Ward, CNN Money, 20 Dec. 2025
• The timbre of taps, the din of dings, silverware clangs in kitchens, door knocks, knuckle cracks, head scratches.
  — Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2018
• Yet its glory days when fans of the Red Devils were spoiled with silverware are over.
  — Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2022
• But, while any piece of silverware would be welcome, the club wants to be competing for the biggest prizes.
  — Robert Kidd, Forbes, 11 Apr. 2021