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milky

[mil-kee] / ˈmɪl ki /


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The pupils in his milky blue eyes shrink to pin pricks.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

Kenyans love their milky tea, or chai, but some are facing the worrying possibility of doing without as the country has been hit by a milk shortage.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

When these organisms multiply in enormous numbers during late spring and early summer, their reflective shells scatter sunlight and give the ocean a milky blue appearance that is visible even from space.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026

Efforts to make it appear that one of the world’s wickedest men would be in thrall to this milky, recessive nonentity are laughable.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026

The ground was carpeted in a milky fog that had not been there moments ago, and above, the heavens were peppered with more purple stars than Clare had ever seen.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

Anna Simonovsky, 32, said that her upper limit had gone from $7 for a latte -- a milkier, frothier drink than a cortado -- to as much as $10.

From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2025

It makes for a slightly firmer, milkier kugel with a mild tang.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 18, 2022

This soup mix from Hokkaido is ideal for those who prefer something sweeter and milkier.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2022

On the other hand, lattes are milkier and generally sweeter.

From Salon ● Apr. 7, 2022

Namely, that the putative crème de la crème impart their enriching essence to the milkier orders.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

But if you use the milkiest, silkiest ricotta you can get and break out an olive oil with personality and zip, you’ll end up with a memorable dinner that’s so easy it practically makes itself.

From New York Times ● May 27, 2022

Would not be good-looking but for the lower half of his face; that mouth really beautiful, tenderly curved and sensitive, and constantly showing an even row of the milkiest teeth in the world.

From The Disturbing Charm by Berta Ruck

The very milkiest word in his mind at the time was the word vulgarity.

From Active Service by Stephen Crane

Surely the softest and milkiest stone that ever was quarried, received that likeness of Miss Pupford! 

From Tom Tiddler's Ground by Charles Dickens


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