feather in
Example Sentences
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He places the stones on Tom’s lap, Ms. Kessler tells us, “and walks slowly around the room, waving a vulture feather in the air.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026
You do have a rather nice feather in your cap: Your $300,000 Health Savings Account, which you can use strategically during your retirement years.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 19, 2025
"Our network, I think, will help us feather in these vehicles and make that transition work".
From Barron's • Nov. 12, 2025
When Inspector Zende captured him a year later in Mumbai, the city papers described it as "one more feather in Mumbai police's cap".
From BBC • Sep. 25, 2025
Boris, according to Blake, was the "feather in his cap," earning him accolades inside the British spy agency and deflecting any remote suspicion that Blake might be working for the enemy.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
