SILVERWARE in a Sentence

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For SILVERWARE, below is one of 4 sentences:
To this silverware must be added two large candlesticks of massive silver, which he had inherited from a great-aunt.

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 Meanings and Examples of SILVERWARE
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
silverware
 n.  tableware made of silver, especially knives, forks, spoons, etc.
Classic Sentence:
1  To this silverware must be added two large candlesticks of massive silver, which he had inherited from a great-aunt.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER VI—WHO GUARDED HIS HOUSE FOR HIM
2  At the moment when he was crossing this apartment, Madame Magloire was putting away the silverware in the cupboard near the head of the bed.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER V—TRANQUILLITY
3  In the fear of "Yankee" invasions, the silverware and other valuables were taken from the "big house," buried in the woods, and guarded by trusted slaves.
Up From Slavery: An Autobiography By Booker T. Washington
Context  Highlight   In Chapter I.
Example Sentence:
1  There was a serving spoon missing when Nina put the silverware back in its box.