cottony

Example Sentences

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These slow-moving pests are covered with a mealy wax and tend to cluster in large numbers to feed, appearing as cottony masses in leaf axils and other protected areas.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 14, 2022

On this overcast June afternoon, cottony clouds of varying thickness hang overhead, the sun and splashes of blue visible in the gaps between puffs.

From New York Times • Sep. 5, 2019

The images are crisp but shot with long exposures that turn the action of clouds and waterfalls into cottony blurs.

From Washington Post • Feb. 1, 2019

The cab is painted an industrial orange that contrasts cartoonishly against the cottony landscape.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 1, 2018

Already the pink had faded; it was being replaced by delicate mauve interlaced with cottony cloud wisps.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols