feathers
Example Sentences
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Eagles reach sexual maturity at the age of 5, and that’s when their feather patterns change to the more familiar white head feathers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 28, 2026
A photograph on 4 May in Northumberland showed damage to her feathers before gamekeepers in the Lammermuirs noticed the bird was in pain and alerted the charity behind the conservation project.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 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
Large groups of black vultures have taken up residence in town, covering the quaint historic district in feathers and foul-smelling excrement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
I had always envied cornflower-blue eyes like hers, and the lashes framing them were long and brown like feathers on a whip-poor-will.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
