feather

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

"Simon measured the length of their fourth feather, which tells their age, and from the colour of their feathers, if they are spotty they are females and the non-spotty ones are males," she added.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 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

He thrust his hand into the bag, grabbed the first thing he found, and pulled out...a feather.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley

Maybe Emily Dickinson was right, I thought to myself, when she called hope the thing with feathers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

Kimberly-Clark identified hesperaloe as a top contender among 70 candidates for potential new sources of fiber, including wheat straw, leftover corn, chicken feathers, seaweed and algae.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

On St Kilda, before the archipelago was abandoned in 1930, birds were killed for their meat and also oils for fuel and waterproofing, while the feathers were used for clothing and bedding.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026

She was underweight with disheveled feathers and feet caked with mud.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

They had not, in the dark, seen the blood in his feathers.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

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

The outfit, designed by Olivier Rousteing, included a feathered coat and an intricate headpiece.

From Barron's ● May 5, 2026

"We are aware of the global supply chain challenges and subsequent increases in feathered shuttlecock prices impacting badminton communities around the world," BWF secretary general Thomas Lund said in a statement at the time.

From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2026

Sure enough, the feathered archway never seemed to dim.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi

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

Kartye was even out killing penalties, blocking a Philip Broberg wrist shot and then racing up ice and feathering a pass to Cale Fleury off a 2-on-1 break after he’d stepped out of the box.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 3, 2023

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

It was at work upon the feathering of his shafts that the first of the reporters found him.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley