featherbed

Example Sentences

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On a featherbed pitch in Visakhapatnam, India posted a commanding 330 from 48.5 overs - the highest total Australia had ever conceded in an ODI.

From BBC • Oct. 12, 2025

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

It was that shortage of variety that led Notts to gamble on a result pitch here, when a draw on a featherbed would have better-suited their title challenge.

From The Guardian • Sep. 7, 2010

When die fire was out, they carried off the singed featherbed, burned away the worst of the smoke, and brought up a,tub.

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