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Recent Examples of silvery Sea views pour into the main deck too, where a silvery metal ceiling ripples with the tactility of lapping waves. Tristan Rutherford, Robb Report, 26 Sep. 2025 Mooncat offers a variety of magnetic polishes, too, including Allure editor favorites such as Fields of Lavender (a plum shade with glittering hints of red) and Quicksand’s Embrace (a sandy pink with a subtle silvery purple holographic stripe). Annie Blay-Tettey, Allure, 24 Sep. 2025 Stepping out in the city for the EE72 Magazine launch party at The Cut restaurant, Sánchez-Bezos wore a silvery mini slip dress, with a chocolate brown leather jacket with wide lapels and black buttons floating loosely around her shoulders. Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 13 Sep. 2025 The companies showing off their cases with a lighter white or silvery iPhone 17 Pro in product shots mostly dodged any embarrassment, as those are harder to distinguish from Apple’s actual silver color. PC Magazine, 11 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for silvery
Recent Examples of Synonyms for silvery
Adjective
  • If the black isn’t to your taste, the slippers are also available in gray and brown.
    Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Brandon Miller exited with left shoulder soreness and didn’t return, leaving a gray cloud over the Hornets’ scrappy performance against a team that’s been their arch nemesis.
    Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 26 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Hadid's looks for the night included a lace lingerie piece dripping in silver fringe and a red hot satin bra with a matching garter and underwear, along with a floor-sweeping robe.
    Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Grande took the stage and channeled her character Glinda, wearing a silver pleated dress from McQueen’s fall 2005 collection.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2025

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“Silvery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/silvery. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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