feathered
Example Sentences
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Donald Trump could become a lame duck president after US midterm elections but prospects at the ballot box are looking brighter for ducks of the feathered variety.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
Convery has nicely feathered hair and a character burdened by the plot’s corniest contrivances: a bully stubbornly pursuing him to the literal end of civilization, a lost pet dog that he’s determined to rescue.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
After a long run, nothing was better than Diet Coke straight from the freezer, the soda feathered with slivers of ice.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
The animal was a feathered relative of Velociraptor with long feathers on both its forelimbs and hind limbs.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 23, 2026
And yet still—even with the griffin, who was scratching his feathered ear with his hind leg, heavy in his lap—it felt impossible.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
