How to Use silken in a Sentence

silken

adjective

• Some in rags and some in tags, And some in silken gown.
  — David Roper, idahostatesman, 26 May 2017
• His handshake is firm, and the skin on his hands silken.
  — Lauren Etter, Bloomberg.com, 13 Oct. 2017
• The pigs’ fat, meanwhile, is silken and truly melts on the tongue.
  — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2024
• In the baked brie, the apple tartness slices through the silken fasttiness of the cheese.
  — Paul Stephen, ExpressNews.com, 28 Oct. 2020
• Tip the whisked silken tofu into the sauce and stir to combine.
  — cleveland, 17 Apr. 2020
• Spaghetti Carbonara is the first that comes to mind, with its silken sauce of eggs and cheese.
  — Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post, 28 June 2024
• Rather than the classic beige, opt for chic, silken version—and wear it as a dress.
  — The Editors, Town & Country, 30 Dec. 2020
• These caterpillars set up homes in silken tunnels built in the thatch of the grass.
  — David Taylor, Houston Chronicle, 22 Aug. 2020
• Purseweb spiders build silken tunnels that slink up the sides of trees.
  — Jason Bittel, National Geographic, 12 Sep. 2019
• The slices are nearly translucent, silken to the tongue, and that perfect balance of salt and sea.
  — Los Angeles Magazine, 31 July 2017
• The Ramos Gin Fizz is at once creamy, frothy, silken, floral, rich, light, sour, milky and bubbly.
  — Kevin Hopper, idahostatesman, 8 May 2017
• And the long uniform dressers reappeared in silken prints with small trains, perfect for an evening out.
  — Colleen Barry, ajc, 23 Feb. 2023
• But this one adds firm silken tofu and lemon sauce to give it a creamier texture.
  — Keri Wiginton, sacbee.com, 16 May 2017
• Models wore rock tees, thigh-high boots, silken men’s robes, and fringed dresses.
  — Vogue, 10 Nov. 2015
• The golden griddle bread and silken dunks transform some of that produce.
  — Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 7 Oct. 2024
• When everything is arranged on the table, the waiter then pours on a thick, silken sauce made from the bird’s juice.
  — Michael Bauer, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Apr. 2018
• Brown lacewing eggs are not on silken stalks but are instead attached to surfaces.
  — Howard Garrett, Dallas News, 3 Aug. 2020
• Ask Ruben Studdard about the fabric of his life, and songs by Luther Vandross form a constant, silken thread.
  — Mary Colurso, AL.com, 14 Feb. 2018
• Wafting on the wind via its silken threads, the spider, native to East Asia, parachutes along and appears to fly.
  — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 4 June 2024
• My current favorite gloss is this one from Glossier, which lasts a lot longer and is way less sticky, with a luxe, silken texture.
  — Jasmine Sanders, The Cut, 21 June 2018
• By night, the female bolas swings a silken line with a sticky ball at its end while emitting the scent of a female moth to lure and nab male moths.
  — Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS, 19 Oct. 2017
• Soom, made from Ethiopian white humera sesame, is the preferred brand of chefs for its silken texture and rich sesame flavor.
  — chicagotribune.com, 11 Oct. 2021
• Peel back those silken surface layers, and there are further signs of Hamilton’s tone of voice.
  — Robin Swithinbank, Robb Report, 21 Sep. 2023
• Sitting on the web, the bug plucks the silken threads with its legs, mimicking the frequency of weakly struggling prey.
  — Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 27 Dec. 2010
• Her hair is swept into a messy, romantic updo or tucked back with a silken scarf.
  — Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 24 July 2023
• Jack Russell, the raw silken co-founding lead vocalist of the glam metal band, Great White, died on Thursday at the age of 63.
  — A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 16 Aug. 2024
• Try adding few chunks of silken tofu or Greek yogurt or a splash of heavy cream; cooked oatmeal or white rice will also do the trick.
  — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 26 June 2024
• The painting, though, is most mesmerizing in its tiniest details, such as the points of light on the silken ends of the curtain’s tassels.
  — Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2023
• Hannah shows up in silken PJs with shoulder pads for some reason and steals Luke P. away first thing to get what the men presume to be a lecture out of the way first.
  — Joyce Chen, refinery29.com, 5 June 2019
• How to make tofu Firm, extra firm, silken – there’s a lot of tofu categories to sift through at the grocery store.
  — Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 12 Dec 2024