cushiony

Example Sentences

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An estimated 40% of low-back pain cases are attributed to degeneration of the cushiony intervertebral discs that absorb shocks and provide flexibility to the spine, previous research suggests.

From Science Daily • May 16, 2024

It might seem an improbable proposition, turning cold, hard rocks into comfortable and inviting furniture, translating rough stone into cushiony sofas and stools, rethinking rubble as accent tables with enough polish to occupy living rooms.

From New York Times • Apr. 11, 2023

But most of my colleagues, 90 percent, just went along with it because it’s a cushiony job with a lot of perks like health insurance and a nice pension.

From Slate • Mar. 23, 2022

Emma Farrauto’s nightly spooning partner is as long, soft and cushiony as the most deluxe body pillow: Riley, her 9-year-old golden retriever, who weighs a snuggly 67 pounds.

From Washington Post • Nov. 18, 2021

By the time she got to Nin’s back door, Sefia was lost and half-gone with grief, spitting, blind, blundering, falling into Nin’s thick cushiony arms as if she were diving off a cliff.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee