feather

In every other way, they are birds of a feather.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

In it, a woman inside of a hoarder’s garage bobbed a feather toy in front of Likho, who jumped up to catch it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026

Wisconsin, for instance, has contributed a brown feather.

From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026

Stokes, back after the nightclub controversy that caused him to miss the second Test, eventually got Latham to feather behind on 151, then Conway was caught at long-on off Joe Root for 157.

From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026

He slapped the archer on the back as the young man placed the feather in the brim of his hat to see how it looked.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri

In the ancient world, plagiarism was viewed quite negatively: The word “plagiarism” actually means “kidnapper” in Latin, and the Roman poet Horace described literary theft like a crow making itself beautiful with stolen feathers.

From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026

Its floppy feathers droop from the ceiling and stretch out across the ground, dominating the gallery after seeming to have deflated midflight.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

One of the mayor’s pledges—free bus service—has ruffled feathers at the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the agency that operates the city’s bus and subway service.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

Mitchell’s special effects team has cleverly chosen to give the raptors mangy feathers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

More challenging was scrubbing off the black paint that she’d applied to her back feathers.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el

But their third-wicket partnership of 150 was ended when the impressive Cox feathered behind off the left-arm spin of Ali Usman for 73.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

Convery has nicely feathered hair and a character burdened by the plot’s corniest contrivances: a bully stubbornly pursuing him to the literal end of civilization, a lost pet dog that he’s determined to rescue.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

After a long run, nothing was better than Diet Coke straight from the freezer, the soda feathered with slivers of ice.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

Ptilotus senarius is a delicate shrub with purple pink flowers that resemble small feathered fireworks.

From Science Daily ● May 18, 2026

I turn and, sure enough, there she is, gorgeous in pink sequins and feathered headdress, removing her horses’ halters and letting them drop to the ground.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

Traditionally, skiers negotiate the steepest terrain of a course by feathering their skis at a slight diagonal and elongating their stride to help them conserve energy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 16, 2026

The Australian skipper removed him for a 13th time in Tests, more than any other bowler, with a furious Root berating himself after prodding at a full delivery and feathering to Carey.

From Barron's ● Dec. 20, 2025

But Sunday, he used touch when required, floating passes that allowed receivers to run after the catch and feathering balls between levels of defenders.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 7, 2022

Pull that off consistently — and, even more challenging, using just front or just rear brakes — and you’ve found the sweet spot for feathering your brakes as you whip down a trail.

From Seattle Times ● May 25, 2022

He didn’t have a lot of room to land and so he was feathering his engine to keep his speed down.

From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos