feather in
Example Sentences
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He places the stones on Tom’s lap, Ms. Kessler tells us, “and walks slowly around the room, waving a vulture feather in the air.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026
You do have a rather nice feather in your cap: Your $300,000 Health Savings Account, which you can use strategically during your retirement years.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 19, 2025
"Our network, I think, will help us feather in these vehicles and make that transition work".
From Barron's • Nov. 12, 2025
Just 27 children gathered on the school steps for a final ceremony marked by an Alpine bugler with a feather in his hat, who sounded the Last Post as the Italian flag was lowered.
From BBC • Jul. 19, 2025
“It’s a feather in your cap with General Peckem, but a black eye for you with General Scheisskopf,” Colonel Korn informed him with a mischievous look of innocence.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
