featherbed
Example Sentences
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Although the pitch seems like a featherbed now, there is a suggestion of low bounce and turn.
From BBC • Jun. 16, 2023
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
The pitch for that match was a slow featherbed which contributed to a bore draw.
From The Guardian • May 19, 2013
Bran preferred the hard stone of the window seat to the comforts of his featherbed and blankets.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
