had silvered
- past perfect of silver.
Example Sentences
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The moonlight had silvered his armor and the gold of his hair, and turned his crimson cloak to black.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
The fatigues of six voyages to India, the anxieties of speculation, the dangers he had encountered and evaded, and his many griefs, had silvered Charles Mignon's head.
From Modeste Mignon by Balzac, Honoré de
She could not see how time had silvered his hair and sobered and shaded the face that she loved.
From The Lamplighter by Cummins, Maria S.
It was the iron head of an arrow which the moon had silvered; and Ker, catching it up, with a gladdened countenance exclaimed, "He is safe! this calls us to Glenfinlass."
From The Scottish Chiefs by Porter, Jane
A venerable old lady, whose hair time had silvered, but whose heart he had left fresh and young, sat musing in an armchair, drawn up closely by the fireside.
From The King's Daughter and Other Stories for Girls by Various
