feathers
Example Sentences
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Despite hand-wringing over the risk that travellers will baulk at paying higher fares, the ongoing war did not appear to ruffle feathers at the International Air Transport Association's annual conference in Rio, which ends Monday.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
He uses mostly poultry litter, an organic fertilizer comprised of bird manure, feathers, bedding material and spilled feed, and he buys a lot of it — 3,125 tons each year.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
Their weekend offered drag performances, a crystal bowl sound bath, a disco nap break and 32 custom looks for the wedding party featuring florals, feathers, corsets and capes.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
It was a night when Newcastle ruffled one or two feathers.
From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026
She held him close, and steam rose from her wet clothing, and she smiled, for the first time since the kraken, into his feathers.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
