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

The pitch for that match was a slow featherbed which contributed to a bore draw.

From The Guardian • May 19, 2013

“I’m sure Jamison would rush out here with a box of chocolates and a featherbed if he knew there was a starveling half-cracked student living under his University. They’d crock her and you know it.”

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss