featherbed

Example Sentences

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Atherton, though, expects the groundstaff in Multan to serve up another featherbed.

From BBC • Oct. 12, 2024

The lights flickered on and weightlessness returned, cradling me like a featherbed.

From Nature • Oct. 17, 2017

“The program has also become a kind of featherbed for parents who might have, in the past, considered redshirting their children.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 26, 2016

It was that shortage of variety that led Notts to gamble on a result pitch here, when a draw on a featherbed would have better-suited their title challenge.

From The Guardian • Sep. 7, 2010

Under him was the yielding softness of a featherbed, and the pillow beneath his head was goose down.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin