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 still ahorse, dreaming of a long hot soak, a roast fowl, and a featherbed, when the king's steward told him that Grand Maester Pycelle had convened an urgent meeting of the small council.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin