How to Use silken in a Sentence

silken

adjective
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  • Some in rags and some in tags, And some in silken gown.
    — David Roper, idahostatesman, 26 May 2017
  • His handshake is firm, and the skin on his hands silken.
    — Lauren Etter, Bloomberg.com, 13 Oct. 2017
  • The pigs’ fat, meanwhile, is silken and truly melts on the tongue.
    — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2024
  • In the baked brie, the apple tartness slices through the silken fasttiness of the cheese.
    — Paul Stephen, ExpressNews.com, 28 Oct. 2020
  • Tip the whisked silken tofu into the sauce and stir to combine.
    — cleveland, 17 Apr. 2020
  • Spaghetti Carbonara is the first that comes to mind, with its silken sauce of eggs and cheese.
    — Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post, 28 June 2024
  • Rather than the classic beige, opt for chic, silken version—and wear it as a dress.
    — The Editors, Town & Country, 30 Dec. 2020
  • These caterpillars set up homes in silken tunnels built in the thatch of the grass.
    — David Taylor, Houston Chronicle, 22 Aug. 2020
  • Purseweb spiders build silken tunnels that slink up the sides of trees.
    — Jason Bittel, National Geographic, 12 Sep. 2019
  • The slices are nearly translucent, silken to the tongue, and that perfect balance of salt and sea.
    — Los Angeles Magazine, 31 July 2017
  • The Ramos Gin Fizz is at once creamy, frothy, silken, floral, rich, light, sour, milky and bubbly.
    — Kevin Hopper, idahostatesman, 8 May 2017
  • And the long uniform dressers reappeared in silken prints with small trains, perfect for an evening out.
    — Colleen Barry, ajc, 23 Feb. 2023
  • But this one adds firm silken tofu and lemon sauce to give it a creamier texture.
    — Keri Wiginton, sacbee.com, 16 May 2017
  • Models wore rock tees, thigh-high boots, silken men’s robes, and fringed dresses.
    — Vogue, 10 Nov. 2015
  • When everything is arranged on the table, the waiter then pours on a thick, silken sauce made from the bird’s juice.
    — Michael Bauer, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Apr. 2018
  • Brown lacewing eggs are not on silken stalks but are instead attached to surfaces.
    — Howard Garrett, Dallas News, 3 Aug. 2020
  • Ask Ruben Studdard about the fabric of his life, and songs by Luther Vandross form a constant, silken thread.
    — Mary Colurso, AL.com, 14 Feb. 2018
  • Wafting on the wind via its silken threads, the spider, native to East Asia, parachutes along and appears to fly.
    — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 4 June 2024
  • My current favorite gloss is this one from Glossier, which lasts a lot longer and is way less sticky, with a luxe, silken texture.
    — Jasmine Sanders, The Cut, 21 June 2018
  • By night, the female bolas swings a silken line with a sticky ball at its end while emitting the scent of a female moth to lure and nab male moths.
    — Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS, 19 Oct. 2017
  • Soom, made from Ethiopian white humera sesame, is the preferred brand of chefs for its silken texture and rich sesame flavor.
    — chicagotribune.com, 11 Oct. 2021
  • Peel back those silken surface layers, and there are further signs of Hamilton’s tone of voice.
    — Robin Swithinbank, Robb Report, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Sitting on the web, the bug plucks the silken threads with its legs, mimicking the frequency of weakly struggling prey.
    — Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 27 Dec. 2010
  • Her hair is swept into a messy, romantic updo or tucked back with a silken scarf.
    — Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 24 July 2023
  • Jack Russell, the raw silken co-founding lead vocalist of the glam metal band, Great White, died on Thursday at the age of 63.
    — A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 16 Aug. 2024
  • Try adding few chunks of silken tofu or Greek yogurt or a splash of heavy cream; cooked oatmeal or white rice will also do the trick.
    — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 26 June 2024
  • The painting, though, is most mesmerizing in its tiniest details, such as the points of light on the silken ends of the curtain’s tassels.
    — Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2023
  • Hannah shows up in silken PJs with shoulder pads for some reason and steals Luke P. away first thing to get what the men presume to be a lecture out of the way first.
    — Joyce Chen, refinery29.com, 5 June 2019
  • How to make tofu Firm, extra firm, silken – there’s a lot of tofu categories to sift through at the grocery store.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2024
  • The larvae infest the food but can move some distance away to pupate, spinning a silken cocoon and attaching to the wall, under a shelf, or inside a box of food.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 23 Sep. 2024

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