feathers

Example Sentences

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A barred owl hooted and shook its feathers in a sycamore above the creek, and red-bellied cooters sunned themselves on half-submerged logs.

From Slate • Apr. 27, 2026

Fossils from Messel Pit, about 47 million years old, preserve details like feathers, fur, and skin.

From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026

The bustier was covered in 25,000 silk thread feathers, which required roughly 4,000 hours of work.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

White likewise plays down the impact of forays into local politics by fellow US ambassadors that have ruffled feathers in France, Poland and elsewhere.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

Sewn to the left side of her jerkin -and those of Hord and Oslak -was their clan-creature skin: a strip of black feathers.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver