silver service
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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If you’re expecting Ibsen with petticoats and silver service, you’ve come to the wrong place.
From Washington Post • Mar. 9, 2023
I also learned silver service one summer, and still astonish associates with how many plates I can carry at once.
From The Guardian • Aug. 2, 2018
On this date in 1916, private citizens of Arizona let the contract for a solid silver service to be presented to the battleship Arizona.
From Washington Times • May 9, 2018
There’s a silver service on board from the Raleigh, a cruiser that was hit with a Japanese torpedo and a bomb during the attack but suffered no loss of life.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2016
“I ain’t stole no silver service, Miss Leefolt,” I say and just the words make me want a run.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
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