How to Use silvery in a Sentence

silvery

adjective
  • The violinist played with a bright, silvery tone.
  • Silvery light reflected off the water.
  • The male lands next to her and places the slim, silvery fish in her beak.
    — Kate Wong, Scientific American, 5 July 2023
  • For one thing, the moon will be full, a silvery disk in the dark sky.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 30 Nov. 2022
  • And last but not least, both palettes tout a silvery blue shade.
    — Devon Abelman, Allure, 15 Sep. 2017
  • It was covered in silvery beads and paired with a floor-length veil.
    — Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 21 Nov. 2022
  • They are known for their white beard, silvery-blue coat, long tail and cow-like horns.
    — Bryce Airgood, Detroit Free Press, 7 June 2018
  • This mint stands out with its silvery green leaves and fragrant pink blooms.
    — Lauren David, Martha Stewart, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Its unique, silvery-gray dorsal patch is what gave it its name.
    — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Hoel wore her silvery-gray hair in a tight bun that revealed a haughty face.
    — Amos Zeeberg (discover Web Editor), Discover Magazine, 15 July 2010
  • The sky is silvery blue, and birds dart low across our wake, swooping for fish.
    — Trish Lorenz, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Feb. 2020
  • Schools of bar jack fish swam through, rays of sun bouncing off their silvery sides.
    — Evan Bush, NBC News, 19 Sep. 2024
  • Mirren’s silvery hair was styled in a blunt bob with wisps of fringe to frame her face.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Don’t miss the low fire bowl and the slow-growth dwarf olive trees with silvery foliage.
    — oregonlive, 6 July 2022
  • Trim away any brown, mushy, or pale roots, cutting back to the healthy silvery green roots.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The foliage now is gorgeous with silvery tall stems.
    — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Gene had a pretty dope, flashy, silvery jacket, maybe gold.
    — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Apr. 2026
  • In the park, the wind was rising, the silvery sun no longer burning through the clouds.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 27 Oct. 2019
  • Think a light, peachy color on a platinum base, mixed with silvery pinks and hints of ice-blue.
    — Rachel Nussbaum, Glamour, 30 Jan. 2018
  • Nymphs hatched in the silvery water and the western sky lit up like coals in a dying fire.
    — Porter Fox, New York Times, 21 Oct. 2016
  • Gosling asks the cast members, who are dressed in a variety of silvery alien garb.
    — Pat Saperstein, Variety, 8 Mar. 2026
  • His silvery ponytail flutters in the wind, and a string of eagle claws adorns his neck.
    — Deepa Bharath, oregonlive, 18 Aug. 2022
  • The half dollar is pretty, silvery white, the first my children have found.
    — Emily Brisse, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Oct. 2023
  • Beaches around the lake were coated with stinking windrows of the dead, silvery fish.
    — Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2023
  • This project reports on the behavior of grunions, silvery fish that come ashore to spawn.
    — Darlene Cavalier, Discover Magazine, 6 July 2017
  • This small shrub-like herb has aromatic leaves in an eye-catching shade of silvery green.
    — Jamie McIntosh, The Spruce, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Once lined with the gnarled trunks and silvery-green foliage of olive trees, the area has been stripped nearly bare.
    — Griff Witte, Washington Post, 15 Jan. 2018
  • Scott Johnson plucks one from a bin and looks at the name freshly stamped in silvery foil.
    — Danny Freedman, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 June 2023
  • Beech trees with their smooth, silvery bark provide fewer hiding spots for bugs.
    — Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Even though they’re called white catfish, the upper bodies can be silvery blue to bluish black.
    — Ken Perrotte, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2026

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