cottony
Example Sentences
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Their xiao long bao still rules, though the chain has found a new legion of fans for its Q-Bao, Shanghai-style buns that have a cottony soft top to contrast with a crispy-fried bottom.
From Seattle Times ● May 8, 2021
I’ve learned to make the cottony Kaiser rolls my kids love that we usually buy from the deli.
From New York Times ● Apr. 21, 2020
The vedalia beetle was brought in to the citrus orchards of California in the 1880s to take care of a serious pest, the cottony cushion scale.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 30, 2018
The cab is painted an industrial orange that contrasts cartoonishly against the cottony landscape.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 1, 2018
A thin, cottony layer of clouds veiled the sky.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
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