feathers
Example Sentences
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He uses mostly poultry litter, an organic fertilizer comprised of bird manure, feathers, bedding material and spilled feed, and he buys a lot of it — 3,125 tons each year.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
His methods ruffled feathers in both the private sector and in Congress.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
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
It was a night when Newcastle ruffled one or two feathers.
From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026
They’re the most sweet and sociable, and some of them will even let you pick them up and stroke their feathers.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
