feathers
Example Sentences
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Emperor penguins rely on stable sea ice to live, hunt and breed and their chicks can perish if they fall in freezing water before developing waterproof feathers.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
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
The owl ruffles its feathers and looks away.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
