Rich! "he emphasized, rolling out the last word silkily on his tongue. ❋ John W. Grey (1908)
"Bert Rhine ... sir," was the reply, in tones as soft and careless and silkily irritating as the other's. ❋ Unknown (2010)
“Tell me, Captain La Forge,” Sela began silkily, “have we any idea how far outside the galaxy we are?” ❋ David A. McIntee (2011)
They were softly rounded, and, when they did move, slid softly and silkily under the smooth, tanned skin. ❋ Unknown (2010)
Benedict Cumberbatch, wrote Walker, is too rustic an actor to be taken seriously as the silkily intelligent scientist Victor Frankenstein. ❋ Unknown (2011)
He's right that these concoctions can smell fear, but go into the kitchen with confidence in your abilities and even the first-timer can knock up a silkily unctuous sauce that does our homegrown asparagus proud. ❋ Unknown (2011)
And the wolf-dog, with ears flattened down and crouching, would slide silkily away, only to circle up to the foal from the other side and give cause to the mare for new alarm. ❋ Unknown (2010)
In Mexico City's Automobile Museum, a silkily clad mannequin ponders a ride in her Model T. © Anthony Wright, 2009: Pictures of Mexico ❋ Unknown (2009)
The texture is curious – a skin has formed on top, which seems to have kept the rice nice and moist – but it's just too silkily uniform for my taste. ❋ Unknown (2011)
When Cocky, balanced on one leg, the other leg in the air as the foot of it held the scruff of Michael's neck, leaned to Michael's ear and wheedled, Michael could only lay down silkily the bristly hair-waves of his neck, and with silly half-idiotic eyes of bliss agree to whatever was Cocky's will or whimsey so delivered. ❋ Unknown (2010)
Having silkily dispensed with the old Rumsfeldian idea that the U.S. should deal with EU states as individual nations, he went on to dismiss the euroskeptic majorities in most European countries: "I believe in a strong Europe, and a strong European Union, and my administration is committed to doing everything we can to support you." ❋ Daniel Hannan (2011)
Yet beachcombers remembered his advent among the islands a score of years before at which time the yellow mustache was already budding silkily on his lip. ❋ Unknown (2010)
When it works, however, it's unbeatable for its grace and sensuous appeal, and this really does work: gorgeously scented with wild strawberry, the palate is graceful, impeccably balanced and silkily supple. ❋ Unknown (2011)
This summer I have seen how James Taylor moves silkily into the ball, and witnessed the remarkable, much-heralded hitting power of Craig Kieswetter. ❋ Unknown (2010)
When speaking silkily to ignorant Western audiences, Muslim propagandists sometimes like to say reassuringly that we all—Christians, Jews, Muslims—worship the same God. ❋ Unknown (2010)
Ringing … ringing … ringing … as red faded slowly to white … white spilled silkily into gray … gray spun, thick and hazy, into black. ❋ Cindy Gerard (2010)
“So … how much do you love your Ava?” she asked silkily. ❋ Gena Showalter (2010)
Jack Straw silkily congratulated him on always holding the same liberal views. ❋ Unknown (2010)
