silverware
Americannoun
noun
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The answer to that would be a resounding yes, but would it remain so if the cost of silverware was relegation from the top flight?
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
Manchester City have been a thorn in Arsenal's side in their quest for silverware.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
Yet there has been so much more than silverware that has made his time at Craven Park a success.
From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026
That means a phone number that gets answered in fewer than 10 rings and food that arrives on a plate, with silverware, while it’s still warm.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
Liyana noticed another handsome young waiter watching her as he rolled silverware into white linen napkins and stacked them in a mound.
From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye
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