downy
Example Sentences
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He felt Wolf’s breath on his face; then the downy brush of the cub’s whiskers on his eyelids, and the needle-fine grooming-nibbles on his cheeks and throat.
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A nose peeked out—a tiny pink nose—and then two slanted-closed eyes, a forehead covered in downy fuzz, little ears still curled tight against its head.
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Countless tufts of floaty fluff drifted in the air and water around me like downy little showers of blessing.
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Only the quick rise of one delicate eyebrow, which then floated back down slowly, like a downy feather caught in the breeze, revealed her surprise at seeing them.
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They all watched as the downy tuft wafted hypnotically back and forth, back and forth, until it disappeared under the seat.
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