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

He was sleeping when Catelyn entered, his hair and beard as white as his featherbed, his once portly frame turned small and frail by the death that grew within him.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin