feathers
Example Sentences
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Some warned him about "cherishing your feathers", a Chinese expression for protecting one's reputation.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
The explosive and heart-wrenching tell-all, released this week, has reportedly ruffled feathers inside Buckingham Palace, and its not hard to imagine why.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
If Emily Dickinson were an Orioles fan, she would say that hope is the thing with orange, black and white feathers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
This study, however, took her into unusual territory: feathers preserved inside fossilized feces, known as coprolites.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026
It had thick gray feathers that reflected the moonlight back.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
