smooth as silk
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He eventually self-published 27 books as Silk White, a nickname from his street days when people said he was smooth as silk.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
The second run was smooth as silk — a pair of double-cork 1080s to start, his famed comma-shaped "sky hook" in the middle, then the Tomahawk and then another double-cork 1260 to cap it off.
From Fox News ● Feb. 9, 2022
Best villain in a bad movie: Hugo Weaving, smooth as silk as the lead evildoer in “Mortal Engines.”
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 2, 2019
"He also can be smooth as silk, respectful and deferential," Mr Quinn added.
From BBC ● May 24, 2017
We were sailing right past them now, smooth as silk, big as life.
From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck
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