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Examples
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Far from being offended, he was watching her with a gleam of shrewd amusement in his silver-flecked eyes.
THE RIVER KINGS’ ROAD Liane Merciel 2010
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With his silver-flecked hair and his gravelly voice, Gwyeth Smith Jr. has a way of making families listen to his unconventional notions.
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And it also gives me hope- if this odd, pretty normal-looking man with the perfectly round head can make it in the land of chiselled Brad Pitts and silver-flecked George Clooneys, maybe I should dust off those open-ended tickets to Hollywood and finally go live the dream…
Simon finds out HOW TO LOSE FRIENDS & ALIENATE PEOPLE… | Obsessed With Film 2009
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Built from blocks of silver-flecked stones imported from Italy, it was four stories in height and was loaded with picture windows, ivy, eaves, a copper roof, numerous wooden shutters, elaborate weather vanes, a porte cochere, and—if one looked closely—depraved gargoyles.
Wake Up, Sir! Jonathan Ames 2004
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A silver-flecked German shepherd was splayed on the tiled floor.
Death on the River Walk Hart, Carolyn 1999
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The man had let his waistline grow, and there were jowls beneath the silver-flecked beard.
The Brothers' War Grubb, Jeff 1998
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The man had let his waistline grow, and there were jowls beneath the silver-flecked beard.
The Brothers' War Grubb, Jeff 1998
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As the Cimmerian rolled to his feet and dove for the entrance passage, the invisible silver-flecked tide washed over the spot where he had been.
Conan The Unconquered Jordan, Robert, 1948- 1983
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As the Cimmerian rolled to his feet and dove for the entrance passage, the invisible silver-flecked tide washed over the spot where he had been.
Conan The Unconquered Jordan, Robert, 1948- 1983
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Silently the three men moved, threading the fragrant, silver-flecked blackness with practised woodsmen's skill.
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