silver
noun
a white, ductile metallic element, used for making mirrors, coins, ornaments, table utensils, photographic chemicals, conductors, etc. Ag; 107.870; 47; 10.5 at 20°C.
silvers
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present tense formof silver (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Golds, silvers and bronzes won in Para-events will, unlike with other multi-sport events, count towards the overall medal total.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Every now and then, Apple sets aside its palette of austere silvers and grays, using both color and lower price points to appeal to a broader, mostly younger, audience.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026
Following her second-placed finish in the big air event on Monday, AFP asked her in a press conference whether she considered it "two silvers gained or two golds lost".
From Barron's ● Feb. 18, 2026
Knight, who powered the United States into Monday’s Olympic semifinal, is one of the most accomplished female hockey players in the world: an Olympic gold medal, three Olympic silvers and 10 world championship medals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2026
Dale replied he’d had just about enough of setting by the shipping lane in soup fog for a dozen silvers, a few dogfish, a couple of hake, and what’s more taking flack off his radio.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
