featherbed
Example Sentences
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Although the pitch seems like a featherbed now, there is a suggestion of low bounce and turn.
From BBC • Jun. 16, 2023
The lights flickered on and weightlessness returned, cradling me like a featherbed.
From Nature • Oct. 17, 2017
“The program has also become a kind of featherbed for parents who might have, in the past, considered redshirting their children.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 26, 2016
The pitch for that match was a slow featherbed which contributed to a bore draw.
From The Guardian • May 19, 2013
We sat down and the grass felt heavenly, like a featherbed compared with the wagon floor.
From "Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
