feathers
Example Sentences
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And while England's Pollock ruffles a few feathers, Rees-Zammit believes it is for the good of the game.
From BBC
Dad took the time to shade the feathers in deep black and violet pencil, so that the bird’s wings seem to ripple with motion.
From Literature
I’m lying on a heated massage bed, cocooned in a soft, weighted blanket, as Kayla Faraji caresses my cheeks with billowy, pink goose feathers.
From Los Angeles Times
They had managed to release them with oil but their feathers were damaged.
From BBC
His ancestor, he said, scolded the British: "You found a port as prosperous as a fine hen -- you took its eggs, plucked its feathers and now you spit its bones back at us."
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
