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- unsilvered adjective
Etymology
Origin of silvered
Example Sentences
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At 50, still in the blush of youth by today’s silvered political standards, Porter has plenty of highway ahead of her.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2024
Ms Quinn said: "Daguerre developed a way of taking pictures using a polished silvered plate and a camera. This produced a single image printed directly onto a plate with astonishing clarity, named the daguerreotype."
From BBC • Feb. 20, 2024
One high status woman in her 20s with mixed ancestry was laid to rest near modern Cambridge under a prominent mound with silvered jewelry, amber beads, and a whole cow.
From Science Magazine • Sep. 21, 2022
The cedar’s broken, silvered top pierced the soaring forest canopy and its trunk flared to a magnificent fluted column.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 14, 2022
Then he was lifted and hurled by Coach Murphy toward the infield lights, his spikes silvered with false light, and Ben came down laughing and jubilant to Coach Murphy.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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