feathers

Example Sentences

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A barred owl hooted and shook its feathers in a sycamore above the creek, and red-bellied cooters sunned themselves on half-submerged logs.

From Slate • Apr. 27, 2026

Fossils from Messel Pit, about 47 million years old, preserve details like feathers, fur, and skin.

From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026

The bustier was covered in 25,000 silk thread feathers, which required roughly 4,000 hours of work.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

Some children benefit from knowing cool golf history facts—like how balls are now made with a synthetic rubber core, but they used to be stuffed with feathers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

I recognized those feathers to be the very ones that came off the bonnet she’d found on our landlady’s stoop a few months ago.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan