Example sentences for: silver

How can you use “silver” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • At the table set for 22 guests, Hearst’s dilettantism is emphasized by the sight of splendid, solid silver Queen Anne candlesticks and wine cisterns, which are set beside tomato ketchup, pickles, and mustard, all in their original bottles and jars.

  • Always make sure that your purchase bears a stamp of the word Mexico and of the numbers 925 (the standard quality of silver found here) or 960 (purer but slightly softer).

  • But cartwheel was kept as a nickname for a silver dollar, and it also charmingly describes a playful whirling jump.

  • Why have our two consuls and praetors come out todaywearing their embroidered, their scarlet togas?Why have they put on bracelets with so many amethysts,rings sparkling with magnificent emeralds?Why are they carrying their elegant canesbeautifully worked in silver and gold?

  • Since silver spoons sometimes lend a metallic taste to caviar, Mitchell sells spoons made of mother-of-pearl for as little as $25 a pair (or you can save your money and use plastic).


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