feathers
Example Sentences
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He uses mostly poultry litter, an organic fertilizer comprised of bird manure, feathers, bedding material and spilled feed, and he buys a lot of it — 3,125 tons each year.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
Data centers serve that purpose nicely: Like all large-scale building projects, they ruffle local feathers; and their purpose, unlike an airport or a shopping center, requires explanation and so lends itself to conspiratorial Facebook posting.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
It was a night when Newcastle ruffled one or two feathers.
From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026
White likewise plays down the impact of forays into local politics by fellow US ambassadors that have ruffled feathers in France, Poland and elsewhere.
From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026
There were chicken bones and chicken feathers and bits of yarn.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
