cottony

Example Sentences

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The depth of perspective in the canyon is astonishing, especially when cottony white clouds in a sapphire sky and pyramid-shaped peaks in the distance add an extra dimension to the tableau.

From New York Times • Dec. 19, 2022

These slow-moving pests are covered with a mealy wax and tend to cluster in large numbers to feed, appearing as cottony masses in leaf axils and other protected areas.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 14, 2022

The images are crisp but shot with long exposures that turn the action of clouds and waterfalls into cottony blurs.

From Washington Post • Feb. 1, 2019

The cab is painted an industrial orange that contrasts cartoonishly against the cottony landscape.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 1, 2018

You are the little faceless figure falling through a world of shadow and substance at the beginning of The Twilight Zone, cottony thoughts leaking from your oblong head.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman