feather in

Example Sentences

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He places the stones on Tom’s lap, Ms. Kessler tells us, “and walks slowly around the room, waving a vulture feather in the air.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

You do have a rather nice feather in your cap: Your $300,000 Health Savings Account, which you can use strategically during your retirement years.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 19, 2025

"Our network, I think, will help us feather in these vehicles and make that transition work".

From Barron's • Nov. 12, 2025

“That’s would be a big feather in the cap for AOC, who can say that she’s leading a movement,” Stirewalt said.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 4, 2025

Then he said I ought to also buy a hat, and I did—blue, with a feather in the four-inch brim.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey