silkily
- a word derived from silky.
Example Sentences
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And the score, principally by Elton John and Tim Rice, contains the timelessly jaunty “Hakuna Matata” and silkily romantic “Can You Feel the Love Tonight.”
From Washington Post • Nov. 4, 2022
He took a silkily rendered lock of the avatar’s hair between his fingers, and began to cut away.
From Slate • Aug. 27, 2022
Los Angeles’ mayor, Frank Shaw, silkily told Americans over the radio, “The sun is shining over Southern California today and ... Los Angeles is still smiling.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 5, 2022
Ditto Sasha Cooke, with her tender, silkily slender mezzo-soprano; the slight tenor Paul Appleby; the gruff bass-baritone Adam Plachetka; and the countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo, characterful but with a tone tipping toward pointed.
From New York Times • Mar. 16, 2022
We watched a brown animal about the size of a woodchuck run silkily down the rocks.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
