feathers

Example Sentences

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I’m sure if I looked hard enough, I could find some subsection of the dinosaur community where people are spatting over science or fighting about feathers and scales.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026

That approach ruffled feathers across the sport, as detractors argued that the offseason shopping spree was against the spirit of college sports—a bridge too far even in the wild west of today’s NCAA.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

She would just be free and wear glitter on her face and have feathers in her hair and her music was very unapologetically brash and tongue-in-cheek with the lyrics.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

He has enjoyed ruffling feathers during his time at Holyrood.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

The arrows were taken from the quills of a manticore’s tail, fletched with feathers from a hippogriff, and tipped with karkadann poison.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell