feathers
Example Sentences
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“HOPE is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul, and sings the tune without the words, and never stops at all,” John Owen Lowe shared in an Instagram Stories post.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
Alexandr Wang drove Muse to the top of the charts, putting the company back in the AI race—even if he ruffled feathers inside the tech giant.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
Some warned him about "cherishing your feathers", a Chinese expression for protecting one's reputation.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
The explosive and heart-wrenching tell-all, released this week, has reportedly ruffled feathers inside Buckingham Palace, and its not hard to imagine why.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
They’re the most sweet and sociable, and some of them will even let you pick them up and stroke their feathers.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
