fur

Example Sentences

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He was some breed of mutt with ears too big and a mishmash of white-and.brown fur.

From Literature

He’d placed the monocle on the tufted fur beneath his socket, then peered into the pond’s reflection.

From Literature

Its white fur is caused by leucism, which may make it more vulnerable, yet it repeatedly returned to the same branch, seemingly unconcerned by observers.

From BBC

Amid a worrying Covid variant outbreak among minks -- when Denmark was the largest exporter of their furs -- she ordered the culling of some 17 million minks, an order which was later ruled illegal.

From Barron's

Bear, an 11-year-old Australian Koolie, was one of the first dogs in the country to be trained on the scent of koala fur.

From Barron's