Example Sentences

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It rocked him—the fit and finish, the absence of road noise, the “total silkiness and sweet refinement” of the vehicle, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

“Or, at least make something like a zero-calorie chocolate have the same creaminess and silkiness of a normal one.”

From Washington Post • Jan. 28, 2023

Each mouthful of this dessert is a marvel: as light as a meringue pie topping, but with the eggy silkiness of a creamy chocolate custard.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 10, 2022

Dense, certainly: It has the fuzzy texture of lived experience rather than the silkiness of honed argument.

From New York Times • Jun. 22, 2022

I could still feel the silkiness of her hair in my hands.

From "The Night Diary" by Veera Hiranandani