cottony
Example Sentences
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This is for all you desert dwellers out there — an airy green shrub with bright yellow flowers that mature into cottony fluff balls.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2022
Their xiao long bao still rules, though the chain has found a new legion of fans for its Q-Bao, Shanghai-style buns that have a cottony soft top to contrast with a crispy-fried bottom.
From Seattle Times ● May 8, 2021
Grouper – Heavy Water / I’d Rather Be Sleeping Thousands of insomniac and anxious devotees of Liz Harris can’t be wrong: the cottony thicket of Heavy Water is lo-fi’s equivalent of the weighted blanket.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 17, 2020
On this overcast June afternoon, cottony clouds of varying thickness hang overhead, the sun and splashes of blue visible in the gaps between puffs.
From New York Times ● Sep. 5, 2019
I look out at the sky—it’s kind of a purple-rose color, with cottony puffs of clouds here and there, like a painting.
From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper
